acrobatn.

Brit.

/ˈakrəbat/, U.S.

/ˈækrəˌbæt/

Forms: 1800s acrobate, 1800s– acrobat.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French acrobate.

Etymology: < French acrobate (1698 denoting a type of rope dancer in antiquity, in the passage translated in quot. 1700; early 19th cent. denoting a tightrope walker; subsequently in broader use) < Byzantine Greek ἀκροβάτης acrobat (4th cent. in a papyrus; also attested in inscriptions) < ancient Greek ἀκρο- acro- comb. form + -βάτης < stem of βαίνειν to go (see basis n.) + -της, suffix forming agent nouns.Not securely attested in classical Latin, but acrobatēs has been suggested at Vitruvius 10.7.4 where the manuscripts read angubatae (plural). The form occurs in post-classical Latin in 1698 (alongside the French form) in the passage translated in quot. 1700.

An entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats. Also in extended use: an animal which climbs or perches nimbly. Also figurative.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat

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1700 P. Danet Compl. Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. Acrobates, a sort of Dancers upon the Rope. We learn from Boulanger, in his Treatise of Dancers on the Rope, that there were Four sorts of 'em.]

1827 Bristol Mercury 14 May 3/1 (advt.) Monsieur Lalanne. The great Acrobate of France and Naples..who will..exhibit his..Exercises on the tight rope.

1845 ‘Bon Gaultier’ Ballads 99 And the Clown in haste arising from the footstool where he sat Notified the first appearance of the famous Acrobat.

1846 Punch 24 Jan. 52 We have no doubt that the performances at St. Stephen's during the coming session will be enlivened by feats of agility and strength on the part of the three great Political Acrobats.

1859 W. S. Coleman Our Woodlands 71 Those little ornithological acrobats, the Tit-mice.

1860 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 275 We can go and purchase Noah's arks and flexible acrobats for our children.

1903 W. D. Howells Lett. Home xvii. 111 Their is nobody like Jack; the Viennese dancers, and the German acrobats and acrobatesses.

1927 I. Gershwin Acrobats in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 111/2 When we were little tots, our brains would always go a-tingling Watching acrobats who used to work for Mr. Ringling.

1950 Times 22 Dec. 2/5 ‘Allez oop,’ cried the acrobat's wife, with her heart in her mouth.

1998 K. Lette Altar Ego ii. 32 I..launched myself out of the window, like an acrobat through a flaming hoop.

2004 Sporting Gun Mar. 10/3 This wood was one of the last local strongholds for red squirrel.., but since the greys arrived the noisy chittering of the little red-brown acrobats has been silenced.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acrobat
释义	acrobatn. Brit. /ˈakrəbat/, U.S. /ˈækrəˌbæt/ Forms: 1800s acrobate, 1800s– acrobat. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French acrobate. Etymology: < French acrobate (1698 denoting a type of rope dancer in antiquity, in the passage translated in quot. 1700; early 19th cent. denoting a tightrope walker; subsequently in broader use) < Byzantine Greek ἀκροβάτης acrobat (4th cent. in a papyrus; also attested in inscriptions) < ancient Greek ἀκρο- acro- comb. form + -βάτης < stem of βαίνειν to go (see basis n.) + -της, suffix forming agent nouns.Not securely attested in classical Latin, but acrobatēs has been suggested at Vitruvius 10.7.4 where the manuscripts read angubatae (plural). The form occurs in post-classical Latin in 1698 (alongside the French form) in the passage translated in quot. 1700. An entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats. Also in extended use: an animal which climbs or perches nimbly. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat tumblera1340 tumbesterc1386 tumblesterc1386 playera1425 speeler1496 balancer?1518 petaurist1656 tumbling lass1687 balance-master1753 balance-mistress1801 jerry-come-tumble1823 acrobat1827 evolutionist1833 jerry-go-nimble1874 1700 P. Danet Compl. Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. Acrobates, a sort of Dancers upon the Rope. We learn from Boulanger, in his Treatise of Dancers on the Rope, that there were Four sorts of 'em.] 1827 Bristol Mercury 14 May 3/1 (advt.) Monsieur Lalanne. The great Acrobate of France and Naples..who will..exhibit his..Exercises on the tight rope. 1845 ‘Bon Gaultier’ Ballads 99 And the Clown in haste arising from the footstool where he sat Notified the first appearance of the famous Acrobat. 1846 Punch 24 Jan. 52 We have no doubt that the performances at St. Stephen's during the coming session will be enlivened by feats of agility and strength on the part of the three great Political Acrobats. 1859 W. S. Coleman Our Woodlands 71 Those little ornithological acrobats, the Tit-mice. 1860 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 275 We can go and purchase Noah's arks and flexible acrobats for our children. 1903 W. D. Howells Lett. Home xvii. 111 Their is nobody like Jack; the Viennese dancers, and the German acrobats and acrobatesses. 1927 I. Gershwin Acrobats in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 111/2 When we were little tots, our brains would always go a-tingling Watching acrobats who used to work for Mr. Ringling. 1950 Times 22 Dec. 2/5 ‘Allez oop,’ cried the acrobat's wife, with her heart in her mouth. 1998 K. Lette Altar Ego ii. 32 I..launched myself out of the window, like an acrobat through a flaming hoop. 2004 Sporting Gun Mar. 10/3 This wood was one of the last local strongholds for red squirrel.., but since the greys arrived the noisy chittering of the little red-brown acrobats has been silenced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1827
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