英语词汇“ventriloquist”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Ventriloquists prove that even adults sometimes play with dolls. Specifically, these performers pretend to make their dolls, puppets, or dummies speak for entertainment purposes.

The Latin word ventriloquium means “to speak from the stomach.” Ventriloquists have learned the art of projecting their voices, speaking without moving their lips, and moving the mouths of their dummies simultaneously so that it seems like their dummies are talking. Usually, they sit on a stage and pretend to have a conversation as part of a comedy routine.

WORD FAMILY

ventriloquist: ventriloquists+/ventriloquism: ventriloquisms, ventriloquist

USAGE EXAMPLES

The list, which was compiled by the Charities Aid Foundation, also includes a ventriloquist dummy and two canaries.

BBC(Dec 22, 2016)

The only connection his family had with show biz was Roberts’ grandfather, who entertained as a ventriloquist.

Seattle Times(Nov 09, 2016)

During a bit where he pretended to be Blackwell’s ventriloquist’s dummy, she asked her husband, “Who would you like to see as your next president?”

Seattle Times(Oct 19, 2016)

n a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

Hyper

performer, performing artist

an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

单词	ventriloquist
释义	ventriloquist (once / 16169 pages) n Ventriloquists prove that even adults sometimes play with dolls. Specifically, these performers pretend to make their dolls, puppets, or dummies speak for entertainment purposes. The Latin word ventriloquium means “to speak from the stomach.” Ventriloquists have learned the art of projecting their voices, speaking without moving their lips, and moving the mouths of their dummies simultaneously so that it seems like their dummies are talking. Usually, they sit on a stage and pretend to have a conversation as part of a comedy routine. WORD FAMILY ventriloquist: ventriloquists+/ventriloquism: ventriloquisms, ventriloquist USAGE EXAMPLES The list, which was compiled by the Charities Aid Foundation, also includes a ventriloquist dummy and two canaries. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) The only connection his family had with show biz was Roberts’ grandfather, who entertained as a ventriloquist. Seattle Times(Nov 09, 2016) During a bit where he pretended to be Blackwell’s ventriloquist’s dummy, she asked her husband, “Who would you like to see as your next president?” Seattle Times(Oct 19, 2016) n a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy Hyper performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
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