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单词 thespian
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Thespianadj.n.

Brit. /ˈθɛspɪən/, U.S. /ˈθɛspiən/
Etymology: < Greek proper name Θέσπις + -an suffix.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to Thespis, the traditional father of Greek tragedy (6th cent. b.c.); hence, of or pertaining to tragedy, or the dramatic art; tragic, dramatic.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [adjective]
dramatic1589
histrionian1607
dramatical1640
Thespian1675
dramaturgic1831
dramaturgical1865
1675 E. Cocker Morals 39 Nectar, Ambrosia, and the Thespian Spring, May all avant, for Mony is the Thing.
1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. 463 Oft they snatch the pen, As if inspir'd, and in a Thespian rage; Then write and blot, as would your ruth engage.
1847 (title) Theatrical times, a weekly magazine of thespian biography.
1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! I. ii. 59 To extemporize a pageant,..or any effort of the Thespian art.
1906 Athenæum 3 Mar. 256/2 The Chorus was a reminiscence of the old Thespian drama.
B. n.
A tragedian; an actor or actress.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun]
playera1400
game-player1533
comedy player1550
stage-player1561
actor1566
histrion?1566
comediant1568
representer1579
stager1580
presentera1586
histrio1589
stageman1589
gamester1596
player-man1596
Roscius1600
stagerite1602
theaterian1602
comedian1603
scenic1612
representant1622
play-actor1633
parta1643
histrionic1647
representator1653
artist1714
mummer1773
actor-manager1826
Thespian1827
impersonator1830
personifier1835
player-manager1895
thesp1962
luvvie1988
1827 W. Kennedy Poems 42 The Thespian's outward guise Of happiness, her secret mood belies.
1864 J. Doran Their Majesties Serv. I. v. 121 The..Lord Chamberlain..clapped the unoffending Thespian..in the Gate House.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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