单词 | thespian |
释义 | Thespianadj.n. A. adj. Of or pertaining to Thespis, the traditional father of Greek tragedy (6th cent. b.c.); hence, of or pertaining to tragedy, or the dramatic art; tragic, dramatic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [adjective] dramatic1589 histrionian1607 dramatical1640 Thespian1675 dramaturgic1831 dramaturgical1865 1675 E. Cocker Morals 39 Nectar, Ambrosia, and the Thespian Spring, May all avant, for Mony is the Thing. 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. 463 Oft they snatch the pen, As if inspir'd, and in a Thespian rage; Then write and blot, as would your ruth engage. 1847 (title) Theatrical times, a weekly magazine of thespian biography. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! I. ii. 59 To extemporize a pageant,..or any effort of the Thespian art. 1906 Athenæum 3 Mar. 256/2 The Chorus was a reminiscence of the old Thespian drama. B. n. A tragedian; an actor or actress. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] playera1400 game-player1533 comedy player1550 stage-player1561 actor1566 histrion?1566 comediant1568 representer1579 stager1580 presentera1586 histrio1589 stageman1589 gamester1596 player-man1596 Roscius1600 stagerite1602 theaterian1602 comedian1603 scenic1612 representant1622 play-actor1633 parta1643 histrionic1647 representator1653 artist1714 mummer1773 actor-manager1826 Thespian1827 impersonator1830 personifier1835 player-manager1895 thesp1962 luvvie1988 1827 W. Kennedy Poems 42 The Thespian's outward guise Of happiness, her secret mood belies. 1864 J. Doran Their Majesties Serv. I. v. 121 The..Lord Chamberlain..clapped the unoffending Thespian..in the Gate House. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1675 |
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