| 单词 | harlequinade |
| 释义 | harlequinade (once / 55231 pages) n A harlequinade is the part of a comedy that features the harlequin, an old-fashioned clown. A harlequinade is also any time someone clowns around, like if you put on a fake mustache and imitate your math teacher. A harlequinade was originally the part of a pantomime that featured the harlequin, a mute character with a mask and diamond-patterned tights, goofing around with a clown. Since those aren’t performed as much now as they were in the 18th and 19th centuries in England, a harlequinade also refers to any time people engage in high-jinx and mayhem. If you wanted to tell someone to get serious while showing off your vocabulary, you could say, "Stop the harlequinade!" WORD FAMILYharlequinade: harlequinades USAGE EXAMPLESOriginally a comic mime, the harlequinade plot was always about two lovers and a father who is unhappy with the relationship. BBC(Jan 02, 2016) Doyle is scoring the entire season, which includes Terence Rattigan's "Harlequinade," currently in repertory, and an upcoming staging of "Romeo and Juliet." Los Angeles Times(Nov 27, 2015) The Stage called Harlequinade "light, slight, but undeniably amiable". BBC(Nov 09, 2015) n acting like a clown or buffoon Syn|Hypo|Hyper buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, japery, prank schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery foolish or senseless behavior |
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