| 释义 |
vaude·vil·lian
I. \(ˈ)vȯd|vilyən, |vȯdə|v- also -vōd- or -väd-\ noun
also vaude·vill·ist \pronunc at vaudeville+ə̇st\
(-s)
Etymology: vaudevillian from vaudeville + -an, n. suffix; vaudevillist from French vaudevilliste vaudeville writer, from vaudeville + -iste -ist
: a vaudeville writer, actor, singer, or performer
< never ceased to wonder at the showmanship of the old-time vaudevillians — Philip Hamburger >
II. adjective
Etymology: vaudeville + -an (adjective, suffix)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of vaudeville
< a certain vaudevillian flavor has crept in — Amy Lowell > |