pageant
pageant 英 [ˈpædʒənt] 美 [ˈpædʒənt]
n. 盛会；选美比赛；露天表演；虚饰
名词复数:pageants
- A pageant is an elaborate show or parade that usually depicts a historical or religious event, although these days more people know them as Miss America-type beauty contests.
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- n. 盛会；选美比赛；露天表演；虚饰
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1. ''When I went into the pageant, people were like, 'Who is this girl?''' she said.
当我走上舞台时，人们的反应就好像在说，‘这个女孩儿是谁？’
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2. He was in Heaven, and was witnessing a grand pageant of all the little child angels.
他梦见自己到了天堂，亲眼目睹了所有小天使参加的一个盛大庆典活动。
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3. Police today cancelled what would have been China’s first gay pageant just minutes before it was due to start.
今天，就在距中国首次同性恋选美大赛开始不到几分钟的时间内，被警察给叫停了。
- pageant (n.) late 14c., "play in a cycle of mystery plays," from Medieval Latin pagina, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin pagina "page of a book" (see page (n.1)) on notion of "manuscript" of a play.
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