单词 | ovator |
释义 | ovatorn. 1. Roman History. A person who receives an ovation. rare.The word has been proposed (by H. M. Hulme Explor. in Shakespeare's Lang. (1962) 115–8) as a possible reading for Ouerture in Shakespeare Coriolanus i. x. 46: ‘Let him be made an Ouerture for th'Warres’ (First Folio, 1623); this is adopted in the Arden Shakespeare edition (ed. P. Brockbank, 1976) 146. See also discussion by D. George in the article cited in quot. 1997. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > one who receives an ovation ovator1661 1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry iii. iv. 35 The Triumpher had a Lawrel crown, the Ovator one of Fir, being different in their pomp. 1912 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 2 46 Pliny..says that he first man who enjoyed an ovation, Postumius Tubertus, entered the city wearing a crown of myrtle, because he had won a bloodless victory, and that every subsequent ‘ovator’ had worn it (obviously though blood had been shed) excepting M. Crassus, who wore laurel. 1997 Notes & Queries Dec. 511/1 Masurius Sabinus claimed that ovators [L. ovantes (Aulus Gellius)] entered on foot, followed not by their soldiers, but by the senate in a body. 2. colloquial. A person who takes part in an enthusiastic welcome or round of applause. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > applauder applauder1617 acclamatora1684 plauditor1688 shouter1692 acclaimer1802 cheerer1811 huzzaer1838 ovator1870 1870 Evening Standard 22 Oct. 2/5 The probable termination of the scene by a grand pyrotechnic display, in which ovators and ovated would alike be grilled alive on the rails of the flaming station. 1994 Times (Nexis) 14 Oct. Little do the ovators realise how silly they look to the viewers. 2002 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 26 Oct. 29 If you suddenly find yourself surrounded by sycophantic standing ovators.., trust your instincts and stick by the seat of your pants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1661 |
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