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单词 figurant
释义

figurant

[ fig-yuh-rant, -rahnt; French fee-gy-rahn ]
/ ˌfɪg yəˈrænt, -ˈrɑnt; French fi güˈrɑ̃ /
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noun

a ballet dancer who does not perform solo.
a performer with no spoken lines.

Origin of figurant

First recorded in 1775–80; from French, present participle of figurer “to figure, appear, represent,” from Old French, from Latin figūrāre, “to form, shape,” from figūra “form, composition”; see origin at figure

Words nearby figurant

figment, figment of one's imagination, Figueres, figuline, figural, figurant, figurante, figurate, figurate number, figuration, figurative
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Example sentences from the Web for figurant

  • The figurant, from this modest and accidental beginning of his career as an actor, speedily rose to be famous.

    A Book of the Play|Dutton Cook

British Dictionary definitions for figurant

figurant
/ (ˈfɪɡjʊrənt) /

noun

a ballet dancer who does group work but no solo roles
theatre a minor character, esp one who does not speak

Derived forms of figurant

figurante (ˌfɪɡjʊˈrɒnt), fem n

Word Origin for figurant

C18: from French, from figurer to represent, appear, figure
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