play-actingn.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪaktɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪˌæktɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: play n., acting n.

Etymology: < play n. (compare play n. III.) + acting n. Compare play-actor n. and later play-act v.

The acting of a play or plays; dramatic performance. Also figurative: pretence.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun]

action1540

acting1590

stage-playing1597

interluding1612

play-acting1633

histrionisma1682

theatrics1807

histrionics1824

mumming1861

histrionicism1870

stage play1872

Thespianism1914

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [noun] > of theatrical kind

puppetry1598

play-acting1633

pageantrya1646

theatricalsa1706

histrionics1882

1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix ii. ii. 847 Such is the infamie of Play-acting, that our owne Statutes have branded Players with the stile of Rogues and vagabonds.

1789 T. Warton Let. 6 Dec. in Corr. (1995) iv. 642 St. John's was a famous College for Play-acting.

1822 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 12 Jan. 2/5 Come, come, said the watch, none of your play acting airs—into the black hole with you.

1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers I. x. 138 Did you ever..hear anything so like play-acting as the way in which Mr. Harding sings the litany?.. There must be no more play-acting here.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets vii. 184 The habit of play-acting..never wholly expired.

1903 Daily Chron. 16 Oct. 5/2 Elizabeth Inchbald, beloved of playgoers in her day both for her play-writing and her play-acting.

1972 J. Blackburn For Fear of Little Men iii. 45 I don't give a damn what you do, but I'm tired of play-acting.

1992 D. Spoto Laurence Olivier xi. 244 It was difficult for her colleagues in Ceylon to determine whether her tantrums were caused by drink, a nervous breakdown, expert play-acting, or a combination of the three.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

play-actingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪaktɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪˌæktɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: play-act v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < play-act v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier play-acting n. and play-actorism n.

That play-acts; theatrical, insincere.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > acting

staged1569

acting1854

play-acting1875

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adjective] > theatrical in nature

histrionicalc1553

histrionic1627

pageant1634

theatrical1649

semblant1726

theatric1816

play-acting1875

1875 P. Ponder Kirkcumdoon 142 Gettin' a vain play-actin' cretur to be oor minister.

1896 E. Terry Let. 4 Dec. in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. (1931) 133 Why don't you both come round after the play up to my room? Mayhap she doesnt like playacting folk?

1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring i. x. 183 You might be a play-acting spy, for all I can see, trying to get us to go with you. You might have done in the real Strider and took his clothes.

1998 G. Tiffany Puritanism in Comic Hist. 1 The Henriad leaves audiences with a choice: smug disapproval of Puritan chaos or skepticism regarding a state hierarchy that depends from a sophistical, playacting monarch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	play-acting
释义	play-actingn. Brit. /ˈpleɪaktɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpleɪˌæktɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: play n., acting n. Etymology: < play n. (compare play n. III.) + acting n. Compare play-actor n. and later play-act v. The acting of a play or plays; dramatic performance. Also figurative: pretence. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] action1540 acting1590 stage-playing1597 interluding1612 play-acting1633 histrionisma1682 theatrics1807 histrionics1824 mumming1861 histrionicism1870 stage play1872 Thespianism1914 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [noun] > of theatrical kind puppetry1598 play-acting1633 pageantrya1646 theatricalsa1706 histrionics1882 1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix ii. ii. 847 Such is the infamie of Play-acting, that our owne Statutes have branded Players with the stile of Rogues and vagabonds. 1789 T. Warton Let. 6 Dec. in Corr. (1995) iv. 642 St. John's was a famous College for Play-acting. 1822 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 12 Jan. 2/5 Come, come, said the watch, none of your play acting airs—into the black hole with you. 1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers I. x. 138 Did you ever..hear anything so like play-acting as the way in which Mr. Harding sings the litany?.. There must be no more play-acting here. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets vii. 184 The habit of play-acting..never wholly expired. 1903 Daily Chron. 16 Oct. 5/2 Elizabeth Inchbald, beloved of playgoers in her day both for her play-writing and her play-acting. 1972 J. Blackburn For Fear of Little Men iii. 45 I don't give a damn what you do, but I'm tired of play-acting. 1992 D. Spoto Laurence Olivier xi. 244 It was difficult for her colleagues in Ceylon to determine whether her tantrums were caused by drink, a nervous breakdown, expert play-acting, or a combination of the three. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). play-actingadj. Brit. /ˈpleɪaktɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpleɪˌæktɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: play-act v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < play-act v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier play-acting n. and play-actorism n. That play-acts; theatrical, insincere. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > acting staged1569 acting1854 play-acting1875 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adjective] > theatrical in nature histrionicalc1553 histrionic1627 pageant1634 theatrical1649 semblant1726 theatric1816 play-acting1875 1875 P. Ponder Kirkcumdoon 142 Gettin' a vain play-actin' cretur to be oor minister. 1896 E. Terry Let. 4 Dec. in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. (1931) 133 Why don't you both come round after the play up to my room? Mayhap she doesnt like playacting folk? 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring i. x. 183 You might be a play-acting spy, for all I can see, trying to get us to go with you. You might have done in the real Strider and took his clothes. 1998 G. Tiffany Puritanism in Comic Hist. 1 The Henriad leaves audiences with a choice: smug disapproval of Puritan chaos or skepticism regarding a state hierarchy that depends from a sophistical, playacting monarch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1633adj.1875
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