Dreye權威釋義 | vaudeville

n.[U]

輕歌舞劇
The room was decorated with pictures of vaudeville celebrities.
這個房間有輕歌舞劇明星的照片裝飾。
歌舞雜耍表演
The mayor talks like a vaudeville comedian in his public addresses.
在公共演講中，這位市長講起話來像個歌舞雜耍演員。

辨析

同義參見:

comedy

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/ˈvɔːdəvɪl, ˈvəʊd-/

n.

a type of entertainment popular in the early 20th century, featuring a mixture of musical and comedy acts.
▸a light or comic stage play with songs.
archaic a satirical or topical song.

Derivative

vaudevillian adj. & n.

History

The word vaudeville owes its existence to a 15th-century French composer, Olivier Basselin. He lived in the valley of Vire, in Normandy, and each of his songs was known as a chanson du Vau de Vire, or ‘song of the valley of Vire’. This was shortened to vau de vire, which became vau de ville, and eventually vaudeville. It was adopted into English in the 18th century, when it denoted a satirical or topical song, especially one performed on the stage.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》