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单词 Pierrot
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Definition of Pierrot in English:

Pierrot

noun ˈpjɛrəʊˈpɪərəʊˈpiəˌroʊ
  • A stock male character in French pantomime, with a sad white-painted face, a loose white costume, and a pointed hat.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As the clown Pierrot, he embodies unrequited love.
    • I had to take a decision, for I could not pass the whole night in my costume of Pierrot, and without speaking.
    • Pierrot and Columbine are not far away, neither is turmoil, nor humour.
    • It is a series of dances for commedia dell'arte characters including Columbine, Harlequin, and Pierrot.
    • But while the most appealing of clowns is Pierrot, pale, lean and dreamy, with cooks, at least until recently, the popular one was the fat guy.
    • The dress of Pierrot might conceal some other man, but certainly no one that I could have seen in this place without horror.
    • He looks like a bizarre Pierrot.
    • "So will I, for I want to dance, and I am sure I shall make you laugh as Pierrot."
    • Instead, in hopped a full-size Pierrot, in his conventional white garment with the big black pompons and the peaked hat.

Origin

French, diminutive of the male given name Pierre 'Peter'.

Rhymes

De Niro, hero, Nero, Pinero, Rio de Janeiro, sub-zero, zero
 
 

Definition of Pierrot in US English:

Pierrot

nounˈpēəˌrōˈpiəˌroʊ
  • A stock male character in French pantomime, with a sad white-painted face, a loose white costume, and a pointed hat.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As the clown Pierrot, he embodies unrequited love.
    • Pierrot and Columbine are not far away, neither is turmoil, nor humour.
    • He looks like a bizarre Pierrot.
    • "So will I, for I want to dance, and I am sure I shall make you laugh as Pierrot."
    • I had to take a decision, for I could not pass the whole night in my costume of Pierrot, and without speaking.
    • The dress of Pierrot might conceal some other man, but certainly no one that I could have seen in this place without horror.
    • Instead, in hopped a full-size Pierrot, in his conventional white garment with the big black pompons and the peaked hat.
    • It is a series of dances for commedia dell'arte characters including Columbine, Harlequin, and Pierrot.
    • But while the most appealing of clowns is Pierrot, pale, lean and dreamy, with cooks, at least until recently, the popular one was the fat guy.

Origin

French, diminutive of the male given name Pierre ‘Peter’.

 
 
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