| 释义 |
vaudevillian, n. and a. orig. and chiefly U.S.|vɔːd-, vəʊd(ə)ˈvɪlɪən|
Also -ean.
[f. vaudeville + -ian.]
A. n. A performer in vaudeville.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to vaudeville.
1913Technical World Mag. Mar. 19 ‘That's great!’ cried one of the ‘vaudevillians’, clapping his hands appreciatively. 1924Sat. Even. Post 4 Oct. 70/2 Give them to some small-time vaudevillian to repeat. 1930Punch 8 Oct. 415 The modish songs..serve pleasantly to exercise the vaudevillean gifts of Mr. Coward and Miss Lawrence. 1961John o' London's 5 Oct. 373/1 The elder Glasses were vaudevillians (music-hall artists). 1962J. D. Salinger Franny & Zooey 120 The children's father, a former international vaudevillian. 1975Times 2 Aug. 12/1 (heading) Behind the vaudevillian smoke⁓screen. 1980Redbook Oct. 213/3 Later, years later, he was to win an Academy award playing an old vaudevillian in The Sunshine Boys. 1985Listener 23 May 37/1, I don't just mean old vaudevillians like George Burns. |