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单词 schoenobatic
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schoenobaticadj.

Brit. /ˌskiːnə(ʊ)ˈbatɪk/, U.S. /ˌskinoʊˈbædɪk/, /ˌskinəˈbædɪk/
Forms: 1800s scaenobatic, 1800s– schoenobatic.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek σχοινοβατικός.
Etymology: < Byzantine Greek σχοινοβατικός of or relating to tightrope walking ( < Hellenistic Greek σχοινοβάτης tightrope walker: see schoenobatist n.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare earlier schoenobatist n.In form scaenobatic perhaps by association with classical Latin scaena scene n.
rare.
Of, relating to, or resembling tightrope or slack-rope walking. Chiefly figurative.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective] > rope-walking or dancing
funambulatorya1670
funambulousa1682
walking1730
rope-dancing1767
funambulic1833
schoenobatic1862
equilibristic1882
1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 23 Aug. 160 Scænobatic or acrobatic feats.
1898 Westm. Rev. Nov. 532 It is hardly necessary to say that this schœnobatic mode of government has earned for itself the contempt and hatred of the nation.
1992 Classical Rev. 42 492 Richmond on himself v. Westendorp Boerma, a masterpiece of schoenobatic dexterity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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