a form of amateur dramatic entertainment, popular among the nobility in 16th- and 17th-century England, which consisted of dancing and acting performed by masked players
假面娱乐剧(16世纪和17世纪盛行于英国贵族之间的一种业余娱乐剧,由戴面具的人表演舞蹈和戏剧)。
"early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘masquerade or masqued ball’): probably a back-formation (with spelling influenced by French