〈英〉 童话剧(包括音乐、关于人们所关注的问题的玩笑和闹剧,取材于童话和婴儿故事,通常在圣诞节期间演出;现代英国童话剧从滑稽表演演化而来,一般包括一名由男演员饰演的女滑稽角色[女主角]、一名由女演员饰演的男滑稽角色[男主角]和由身穿滑稽服装的演员饰演的动物角色)。
a dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music
哑剧。
an absurdly exaggerated piece of behaviour
荒唐可笑的夸张行为
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he made a pantomime of checking his watch. 他很夸张地看了一下表。
〈非正式〉 滑稽可笑的情景(或事情);混乱的情景(或事情)
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the drive to town was a pantomime. 驱车进城的一路上真是荒唐可笑。
express or represent (something) by extravagant and exaggerated mime
用过分夸张的手势和动作表达。
"late 16th cent. (first used in the Latin form and denoting an actor using mime): from French