| 单词 | master of the ceremonies |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmaster of the ceremonies 6. master of the ceremonies: the person who superintends the ceremonies observed in a place of state or on some public occasion. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [noun] > state ceremony or formality > person superintending master of the ceremonies1662 MC1790 Master of (the) Ceremonies1888 femcee1940 1662 B. Gerbier Brief Disc. Princ. Building Ep. Ded. sig. A2 My place of Master of the Ceremonies (which the King confirmed unto me during my life..). 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lv. 204 Mr. N—h,..commonly attends in this place, as master of the ceremonies. a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. iii. 29 The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentlemanlike young man as a partner. View more context for this quotation 1888 Court Guide H. M. Household, Master of Ceremonies. General Sir F. Seymour. Master of (the) Ceremonies Master of (the) Ceremonies n. (a) an officer of the British royal household in the 17th cent., who superintended state ceremonies and was responsible for the enforcement of court etiquette (now historical); (b) (also master of ceremonies) a person who presides over a ball, formal dinner, or other entertainment, or who introduces speakers, players, or entertainers in the course of such an occasion; abbreviated M.C.extracted from mastern.1adj.< as lemmas |
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