pantomime
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 手势，哑剧，舞剧
- v.
- 打手势，演哑剧
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 源自 ←拉丁语 pantomīmus
- 源自 ←古希腊语 παντόμιμος
词源说明
First appears c. 1606, from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), from πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”) + μιμέομαι (miméomai, “to mimic”). The verbal form first appears c. 1768.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (now rare) A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime. [from 17th c.]
- (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work. [from 17th c.]
- (UK) A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots. [from 18th c.]
- The act