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dramatis personae

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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dram·a·tis per·so·nae /ˌdræmətəs pɜːˈsəʊnaɪ, pəˈsəʊniː $ -pərˈsoʊniː/ noun [plural] formal  APTthe characters in a play 剧中人物 cast
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dramatis personaeHowever, the didactic goal usually does irreparable harm to the characterization of the dramatis personae.And in the Homeric spirit, quite a few of the dramatis personae are blind, or partially blind.
Origin dramatis personae (1700-1800) Latin people of the drama
the characters play Corpus in a


dramatis personae
dramatis personae /ˌdræmətəs pɜːˈsəʊnaɪ, ˌdræmətɪs pɜːˈsəʊnaɪ, pəˈsəʊniː $ -pərˈsoʊniː/ noun [plural] formal
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Latin
 Origin: 'people of the drama'
the characters in a play ⇨ cast


drama·tis per·sonaeBrE /ˌdræmətɪs pɜːˈsəʊnaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdræmətɪs pɜːrˈsoʊnaɪ/ 🔊 noun [plural] (from Latin, formal) all the characters in a play in the theatre 全体剧中人物;(统称)一出戏的演员