spectacle – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: sight,
presentation,
display,
bloomer,
blooper,
blunder,
boner,
boo-boo,
botch,
bungle,
flub,
foul-up,
fuckup,
pratfall
spectacle
n.
something that can be seen (especially something amazing or marvelous); extravagant public performance, drama
Spectacle
In general,
spectacle refers to an event that is memorable for the appearance it creates. Derived in
Middle English from c. 1340 as "specially prepared or arranged display" it was borrowed from
Old French spectacle, itself a reflection of the
Latin spectaculum "a show" from
spectare "to view, watch" frequentative form of
specere "to look at." The word
spectacle has also been a
term of art in theater dating from the 17th century in English
drama.
spectacle
Noun
1. something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
(hypernym) sight
2. an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
(hypernym) display, presentation
(hyponym) bullfight, corrida
3. a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
(hypernym) blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
spectacle
nm.
sight, spectacle; show, performance
spectacle
n.
podívaná; atrakce
