tableau

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tab·leau /ˈtæbləʊ $ ˈtæbloʊ, tæˈbloʊ/ noun (plural tableaux /-ləʊz $ -loʊz/) [countable]  1. a group of people shown in a work of art 〔艺术作品中的〕一组人物2. a group of people arranged on stage like a picture 舞台造型〔由一群人在舞台上塑造的静态画面〕3. something you see that looks like a picture, especially a group of people who are not moving or speaking 静态画面，静态场景〔尤指人群静止或静默的场景〕

Examples from the Corpus

tableau• By day the town is a small tableau of white-washed homes.• The tableau was a pleasing artistic picture as much as a family record.Origin tableau (1600-1700) French table

tab·leau nounChineseSyllable  

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tableau
tab‧leau /ˈtæbləʊ $ ˈtæbloʊ, tæˈbloʊ/ noun (plural tableaux /-ləʊz $ -loʊz/) [countable]1. a group of people shown in a work of art
2. a group of people arranged on stage like a picture
3. something you see that looks like a picture, especially a group of people who are not moving or speaking

tab·leauBrE /ˈtæbləʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtæbloʊ/ 🔊 noun (

plural

tab·leaux BrE /ˈtæbləʊ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtæbloʊ/ 🔊 BrE /ˈtæbləʊz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtæbloʊz/ 🔊 ) a scene showing, for example, events and people from history, that is presented by a group of actors who do not move or speak 舞台造型；静态画面◆The procession included a tableau of the Battle of Hastings. 游行队伍中包括黑斯廷斯战役的人物造型。🔊🔊◆(figurative) She stood at the door observing the peaceful domestic tableau around the fire. 她站在门口，看着炉火周围阖家祥和的景象。🔊🔊a work of art, especially a set of statues, showing a group of people, animals, etc. 群像（尤指雕塑）