passing shown.

Brit.

/ˌpɑːsɪŋ ˈʃəʊ/,

/ˌpasɪŋ ˈʃəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpæsɪŋ ˈʃoʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: passing adj., show n.¹

Etymology: < passing adj. + show n.¹

The spectacle of contemporary life; (also) an entertainment taking as its subject matter current events and interests.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > [noun] > revue

passing show1715

revue1840

follies1874

review1897

revusical1915

Living Newspaper1925

Revudeville1932

1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. iii. 67 When Greece beheld thy painted Canvas flow, And Crowds stood wond'ring at the passing Show.

1864 M. Dix Lect. Pantheistic Idea 28 The material of yonder columns is fully as durable as your souls; the whole thing is but a passing show.

1908 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 117. 1047/3 A whole passing show... Your friends grotesquely photographed... By getting a focus on passing pedestrians, horses, cars, etc., the most ludicrous pictures are witnessed.

1968 N.Y. City (Michelin Tire Corp.) 81 In 1864, Tony Pastor's Opera House made vaudeville fashionable... The ‘revue’ or ‘passing show’ caught on in the 90's.

1993 B. Rowlands Over Edge (BNC) 70 She sat under a gaudy sunshade, idly sipping coffee and glancing through her book, but finding the passing show around her far more diverting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	passing show
释义	passing shown. Brit. /ˌpɑːsɪŋ ˈʃəʊ/, /ˌpasɪŋ ˈʃəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpæsɪŋ ˈʃoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: passing adj., show n.¹ Etymology: < passing adj. + show n.¹ The spectacle of contemporary life; (also) an entertainment taking as its subject matter current events and interests. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > [noun] > revue passing show1715 revue1840 follies1874 review1897 revusical1915 Living Newspaper1925 Revudeville1932 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. iii. 67 When Greece beheld thy painted Canvas flow, And Crowds stood wond'ring at the passing Show. 1864 M. Dix Lect. Pantheistic Idea 28 The material of yonder columns is fully as durable as your souls; the whole thing is but a passing show. 1908 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 117. 1047/3 A whole passing show... Your friends grotesquely photographed... By getting a focus on passing pedestrians, horses, cars, etc., the most ludicrous pictures are witnessed. 1968 N.Y. City (Michelin Tire Corp.) 81 In 1864, Tony Pastor's Opera House made vaudeville fashionable... The ‘revue’ or ‘passing show’ caught on in the 90's. 1993 B. Rowlands Over Edge (BNC) 70 She sat under a gaudy sunshade, idly sipping coffee and glancing through her book, but finding the passing show around her far more diverting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1715
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