mime

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n. 哑剧, 小丑, 滑稽戏 v. 摸拟表演 [计] 多用途互连网邮件扩展

发音

其它 /maɪm/

词形变化

mimes 复数 mimes mimed mimes 三单 miming miming 现在分词 mimed 过去式 mimed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A form of acting without words; pantomime.

    哑剧

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  2. 2.

    A pantomime actor.

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  3. 3.

    A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.

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  4. 4.

    A performer of such a farce.

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  5. 5.

    A person who mimics others in a comical manner.

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  6. 6.

    Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.

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  7. 7.

    A unit of imitation in the theory of symbiosism.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To mimic.

  2. 2.

    To act without words.

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  3. 3.

    To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

    In this game, you're given a word, which you have to mime to the others in the group.

词汇关系

词源

Possibly from Middle English *mime, from Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), from Latin mimus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”), but more likely re-borrowed in modern times from French mime (“mimic actor”), from the same source.

来源:wiktionary