| 单词 | scene-setter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscene-setter scene-setter n. (a) a person who makes or sets up scenery for a dramatic production; (b) a person who, or thing which, sets the scene (in various senses); see Phrases 9. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > for an event, story, etc. > one who or that which scene-setter1879 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > setting or locality of play > that which sets scene scene-setter1879 1879 Illustr. London News 6 Apr. 322/3 We are next introduced to the Vicar's parlour, still in all its neatness and completeness, and on which the scene-setter has expended all his art. 1946 Billboard 11 May 33/1 Billy Reid's ‘Gypsy’ tees off with a typical ‘zigeuner’ fiddle intro as a scene setter. 1953 Times 19 May 4/1 Crowds are turning out to study the scene-setters at their work and to sit in judgment on the thoughtful—perhaps over-thoughtful—art and craft of it. 1974 Times 16 Apr. 16/3 Miss Tanburn will kick-off one of the panel discussions with a half-hour scene-setter. 2000 Oldie Dec. 52/1 She has an unusually light and sure touch as a scene-setter. One is hardly aware of how vividly she is depicting life in the first half of the 19th century. < as lemmas |
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