| 释义 |
show business orig. U.S.
[show n.1]
1. a. The entertainment industry, esp. light entertainment (formerly, always with the). Occas., people engaged in show business collectively. Cf. show biz.
1850T. Ford Peep behind Curtain vii. 26 This gentleman has been engaged..in the show-business, and is, beyond all question, the best. 1870D. J. Kirwan Palace & Hovel v. 65 I've been in the show business for sixteen years... I fust began jumpin', as a hacrobat in the penny gaffs. 1886[see performing ppl. a. 2]. 1903Century Mag. Apr. 819/1 General Grant..declined to remain in town for the occasion, saying that he had had enough of ‘show business’. 1911G. K. Chesterton Innoc. Father Brown v. 126 He happened to be picked up by some travelling show, and..got on quite well in the show business. 1936‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Fools iv. 26 He was crazy to get into show business; stunts and strong-man acts. 1956H. Grisewood in A. Pryce-Jones New Outl. Mod. Knowl. 426 The cinema and broadcasting to a large extent are part of what is called show-business. 1962J. McCabe Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy i. 28 He had a great opening. All show business on the British Isles came to it. 1978M. Muggeridge in R. Trevivian So you're Lonely 11 The Religious Broadcasting Department of the BBC..itself a curious no-man's-land lying between show business and evangelism.
b. In catch-phr. there's no business like show business.
1946I. Berlin (song-title) There's no business like show business. 1956B. Holiday Lady sings Blues (1973) vi. 62 It's like they say, there's no damn business like show business. You have to smile to keep from throwing up. 1972Guardian 24 June 11/7 There is, as they say, no business like show business.
2. attrib.
1958Punch 26 Feb. 278/1, I was delighted to see that Frankie Vaughan had been selected as Show Business Personality of the Year. 1961Radio Times 6 Apr. 53/2 No..illusions about the permanence of show-business reputations. 1976M. Butterworth Festival! xi. 187 Feature stories on the show business stars. |