| 词汇 | pageantry |
| 释义 | pageantry noun[ U ] uk /ˈpædʒ.ən.tri/ us /ˈpædʒ.ən.tri/ impressive and colourful ceremonies: 盛大庆典;盛况 She loved the pageantry and tradition of the monarchy.她喜欢皇室盛大的排场和传统习俗。 Ceremonies anti-ritualism cavalcade ceremonial ceremonially ceremony guard of honour hara-kiri initiate initiation initiatory installation investiture knight pageant requiem ribbon cutting rite of passage ritual ritualistic troop Examples of pageantrypageantry The gardens and lakes were prepared for the performance of elaborate pageantry and simulated naval battles. Because the focus was on the sound and not the visual image, the studio session demanded less pageantry than did public performance. Folk dances were the main spectacles that smaller towns could offer to royal visitors, and these were integrated into more elaborate civic pageantry as well. Sensory pageantry also ensures the persistence and transmission of the religious beliefs and practices it infuses. It was, for example, a major feature of much medieval pageantry, and it characterizes the modern carnival that involves performance. During the feast, not only was the urban space entirely transformed by pageantry, but the inhabitants collectively experienced a common exaltation, a great catharsis. It was also an attempt to democratise the area, to celebrate its history and pageantry and make it more welcoming. Although he used few illustrations in his texts, his descriptions of "charismatic centers" of power gave examples of how public displays conveyed meaning in pageantry, dress, art, and architecture. Elaborate costumes and grand pageantry undoubtedly accompanied such exuberant displays of disposable wealth. They may simply have decided that they preferred community solidarity and household observances to the pageantry of politically motivated ritual performances and the pomp of status distinctions. Protestant services employ theatricality and pageantry to varying degrees depending on the denomination. Press enthusiasm grew for public royal pageantry. New uses of the urban space that were created as a result of this pageantry tried principally to stress the role of the civic and religious ceremonial. If people want to go on enjoying the pageantry, the uniforms and all the rest of the rigmarole, they can use a drag hunt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The pageantry, ceremonial, and tradition, combined with a youthful image and vitality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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