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单词 -orama
释义

-oramacomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. swaporama Brit. /ˌswɒpəˈrɑːmə/, U.S. /ˌswɑpəˈræmə/, /ˌswɑpəˈrɑmə/.
Forms: 1800s– -orama, 1900s– -o-rama.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: panorama n., diorama n.
Etymology: < -orama (in panorama n. and diorama n.).Originally in terms for exhibits devised mostly during the first half of the 19th cent., such as cosmorama n., cyclorama n., georama n., myriorama n., and added to initial elements of ancient Greek origin. From the mid 20th cent. onwards added to English initial elements: an early example is Motorama n. The following quotation attests a 19th-cent. fashion (perhaps mainly French) for adding the element to any word as a meaningless particle:1896 E. Marriage tr. H. de Balzac Old Goriot 54 The diorama, a recent invention,..had given rise to a mania among art students for ending every word with rama... ‘Well, Monsieur-r-r Poiret,..how is your health-orama?’
1. Forming nouns designating scenic exhibits imitating the panorama or the diorama.
2. Forming nouns (mostly ad hoc formations) designating a display, event, etc., usually of considerable size or expanse, the nature of which is indicated by the first element.
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1954 Amer. Speech 29 157 Audiorama, a display of acoustic instruments;..striporama, a burlesque movie.
1973 Advocate-News (Barbados) 15 Dec. 6/1 Why can't we call this one ugly-o-rama? Doesn't it sound great?
1977 Radio Times 29 Oct. 20/3 Swaporama with Keith Chegwin.
1992 Newsweek 13 Jan. 39/3 Wayne found the filmmaking experience fulfilling: ‘They gave you a trailer and all the donuts you wanted. It was donutorama’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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