| 单词 | show folk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshow folk show folk n. people who present or produce shows as an occupation; (originally) people who work at a circus, fair, or other travelling show; (later chiefly) people who work in the theatre industry; = show people n.In quot. 1819 as part of an extended metaphor in which churches are compared to stalls at a fair. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [noun] > show-people show folk1735 show people1735 1735 H. Carey Honest Yorkshire-man 19 The Country and Court, Have lost all their Sport, And Shew-Folks their Trades. 1755 C. Charke Narr. Life vii. 252 The very chairmen had something to say, by way of exultation, on the misfortunes of the poor show-folk, as they impudently and ignorantly termed them, not considering that Play-Nights very greatly enlarged their Incomes. 1819 F. Moore (title) The Age of Intellect, or, clerical Showfolk and wonderful Layfolk. 1899 F. H. Groome Gypsy Folk-tales 124 The slang of our English show-folk contains a good many Rómani words. 1927 Escanaba (Mich.) Daily Press 9 Apr. 4/6 Admitting a ‘flop’ does not come easy to the show folk of Broadway. 1952 Pop. Mech. May 84/2 Coordination is the secret of the circus' mobility. The show-folk are divided into special working crews. 1977 Time 7 Feb. 9/1 The custom of kissing has spread from showfolk to the general population. 2006 E. Burstyn Lessons in becoming Myself (2007) 80 It was my introduction to the great camaraderie of show folk. < as lemmas |
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