| 单词 | scottish play |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScottish play Scottish play n. (with the, a euphemistic name for) William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.According to theatrical superstition Macbeth is believed to be a very unlucky play, and it is now usually considered bad luck to mention the play by name whilst inside a theatre (in the early 20th cent., the taboo seems to have been primarily against quoting the play: see, e.g., W. E. Horton Driftwood of Stage (1904) 94, B. Matthews Vignettes of Manhattan (1921) 319). ΚΠ 1970 Guardian 25 Sept. 5/4 Insurance for the ‘Scottish play’... Although its manager and producer..says the cover is mainly because of the fights, she claims every production of ‘Macbeth’ she has known has had ill luck in some way. 1986 B. Slade Fatal Attraction ii. iii. 87 Could we get this over with? I'm beginning to feel like one of the witches in the Scottish play. 2008 Independent 30 May (Extra section) 14/1 Employees being as superstitious as actors appearing in ‘the Scottish play’. < as lemmas |
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