spectacle 音標拼音: [sp'ɛktəkəl]
n . 值得看的東西,光景,眼鏡,場面,公開展示
值得看的東西,光景,眼鏡,場面,公開展示
spectacle n 1 :
something or someone seen (
especially a notable or unusual sight ); "
the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape "
2 :
an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale 3 :
a blunder that makes you look ridiculous ;
used in the phrase `
make a spectacle of '
yourself Spectacle \
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n . [
F .,
fr .
L .
spectaculum ,
fr .
spectare to look at ,
to behold ,
v .
intens .
fr .
specere .
See {
Spy }.]
1 .
Something exhibited to view ;
usually ,
something presented to view as extraordinary ,
or as unusual and worthy of special notice ;
a remarkable or noteworthy sight ;
a show ;
a pageant ;
a gazingstock .
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O ,
piteous spectacle ?
O ,
bloody times ! --
Shak .
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2 .
A spy -
glass ;
a looking -
glass . [
Obs .]
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Poverty a spectacle is ,
as thinketh me ,
Through which he may his very friends see .
--
Chaucer .
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3 .
pl .
An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame ,
and worn to assist sight ,
to obviate some defect in the organs of vision ,
or to shield the eyes from bright light .
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4 .
pl .
Fig .:
An aid to the intellectual sight .
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Shakespeare . . .
needed not the spectacles of books to read nature . --
Dryden .
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Syn :
Show ;
sight ;
exhibition ;
representation ;
pageant .
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164 Moby Thesaurus words for "
spectacle ":
Grand Guignol ,
Passion play ,
Tom show ,
amazement ,
antimasque ,
astonishing thing ,
astonishment ,
audience success ,
ballet ,
blazon ,
bomb ,
bravura ,
brilliancy ,
broadcast drama ,
burlesque show ,
charade ,
cliff hanger ,
closet drama ,
comedy drama ,
cosmorama ,
critical success ,
curiosity ,
cyclorama ,
daring ,
dash ,
daytime serial ,
demonstration ,
dialogue ,
diorama ,
display ,
documentary drama ,
drama ,
dramalogue ,
dramatic play ,
dramatic series ,
dramatics ,
duodrama ,
duologue ,
eclat ,
epic theater ,
etalage ,
event ,
exception ,
exhibit ,
exhibition ,
exhibitionism ,
experimental theater ,
exposition ,
extravaganza ,
eyeglasses ,
failure ,
false front ,
fanfaronade ,
figure ,
flair ,
flaunt ,
flaunting ,
flop ,
flourish ,
fool ,
gasser ,
gazingstock ,
georama ,
giveaway ,
glasses ,
happening ,
histrionics ,
hit ,
hit show ,
improvisational drama ,
legitimate drama ,
light show ,
manifestation ,
marvel ,
marvelment ,
masque ,
melodrama ,
minstrel show ,
miracle ,
miracle play ,
monodrama ,
monologue ,
morality ,
morality play ,
music drama ,
musical revue ,
myriorama ,
mystery ,
mystery play ,
nonesuch ,
opera ,
pageant ,
pageantry ,
panel show ,
panorama ,
pantomime ,
parade ,
pastoral ,
pastoral drama ,
performance ,
phantasmagoria ,
phenomenon ,
piece ,
play ,
playlet ,
pomp ,
presentation ,
problem play ,
prodigy ,
psychedelic show ,
psychodrama ,
quite a thing ,
quiz show ,
radio drama ,
rarity ,
representation ,
review ,
revue ,
sensation ,
sensational play ,
serial ,
sham ,
shifting scene ,
show ,
showing -
off ,
sight ,
sitcom ,
situation comedy ,
sketch ,
skit ,
soap ,
soap opera ,
sociodrama ,
something else ,
specs ,
spectacles ,
splash ,
splurge ,
stage play ,
stage show ,
staginess ,
straight drama ,
stunner ,
success ,
suspense drama ,
tableau ,
tableau vivant ,
talk show ,
teleplay ,
television drama ,
television play ,
theater of cruelty ,
theatrics ,
total theater ,
variety show ,
vaudeville ,
vaudeville show ,
vaunt ,
vehicle ,
wonder ,
wonderful thing ,
wonderment ,
word -
of -
mouth success ,
work
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