pageant

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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pag·eant /ˈpædʒənt/ noun [countable]  1  SHDLOan organized public show, often performed outdoors, where people dress in decorated or unusual clothes 盛大的（露天）演出 a colourful pageant of Scotland’s past 重现苏格兰历史的绚丽盛典2. American EnglishDLDC a public competition for young women in which their appearance, and sometimes other qualities, are compared and judged 选美（竞赛） SYN beauty contest3  the pageant of something literary a series of historical events that are interesting and important 〔历史事件的〕缤纷场景 the pageant of African history 非洲历史的缤纷长卷

Examples from the Corpus

pageant• Their coming was unheralded by any pomp and pageant whatever...• Parents came to see their children in the annual Christmas pageant.• And all our actors have taken themselves off and deserted our little pageant, see?• He was representing the former Lords of the Manor at the pageant.• From inside, they heard the pageant rolled over on its back.• The latter group -- of which there are 288 this year -- must apply to participate in the pageant by January.• In the nineteenth century this leisurely view of the pageant of time began to speed up.• The pageant of African history is so rich and various.• Does a small-town pageant sound like comedy material?Origin pageant (1300-1400) Medieval Latin pagina “scene of a play”, from Latin, “page”; → PAGE1

pag·eant nounChineseSyllable  

where public people an often organized show, outdoors, dress performed Corpus

pageant
pag‧eant /ˈpædʒənt/ noun [countable]1. an organized public show, often performed outdoors, where people dress in decorated or unusual clothes:
    a colourful pageant of Scotland’s past
2. American English a public competition for young women in which their appearance, and sometimes other qualities, are compared and judged
   SYN  beauty contest
3. the pageant of something literary a series of historical events that are interesting and important:
    the pageant of African history

pa·geantBrE /ˈpædʒənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpædʒənt/ 🔊 nouna public entertainment in which people dress in historical costumes and give performances of scenes from history 穿古代服装的游行；再现历史场景的娱乐活动(NAmE) a competition for young women in which their beauty, personal qualities and skills are judged 选美比赛◆a beauty pageant选美比赛  ➡  compare beauty contest (1) ~ (of sth) (literary) something that is considered as a series of interesting and different events 内容繁杂有趣的场面；盛大华丽的情景◆life's rich pageant丰富的人生画卷