| 单词 | pageant |
| 释义 | pageant —pageanteer, n. —pageantic /peuh jan"tik/, adj. /paj"euhnt/, n. 1. an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like, often given in dramatic form or as a procession of colorful floats. 2. a costumed procession, masque, allegorical tableau, or the like forming part of public or social festivities. 3. a show or exhibition, esp. one consisting of a succession of participants or events: a beauty pageant. 4. something comparable to a procession in colorful variety, splendor, or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history. 5. a pretentious display or show that conceals a lack of real importance or meaning. 6. (in medieval times) a platform or stage, usually moving on wheels, on which scenes from mystery plays were presented. 7. display or pageantry. 8. Obs. a stage bearing any kind of spectacle. [1350-1400; ME pagyn, pagaunt, pagand < AL pagina a stage for plays, scene, platform, perh. special use of L pagina PAGE1] |
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