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A masque was a kind of show at the English court in the 1500s and 1600s. It mixed music, dancing, songs, rich clothes, and often a thin story full of gods and symbols.
A masqueMasque was是 a kind of show at the English court英國宮廷裡的一種表演 in the 1500s and 1600s流行於十六、十七世紀 It mixed music, dancing, songs, rich clothes它結合了音樂、舞蹈、歌曲、華麗的服裝 and often a thin story full of gods and symbols常常還有一個很單薄、充滿神明和象徵的故事
Kings and queens sometimes danced in them. Famous writers and stage designers made them for palace rooms, not for ordinary town theatres.
Kings and queens sometimes danced in them國王皇后有時也會在裡面跳舞 Famous writers and stage designers made them有名的作家和舞台設計師會為它們做設計 for palace rooms是為了宮殿裡的房間 not for ordinary town theatres而不是給一般的市鎮劇院用的
It is not just any play. And though actually the actors often wore masks, a masque is not the mask on your face — that everyday thing is mask.
It is not just any play它不只是隨便一齣戲 And though actually the actors often wore masks雖然演員常常戴著面具 a masque is not the mask on your face但masque不是指你臉上戴的那個面具 that everyday thing is mask那個日常用品叫mask
People keep this older French-looking spelling when they mean that special court show. You will meet the word in history, literature, or theatre class, almost never in daily talk.
People keep this older French-looking spelling大家會保留這個比較古老、像法文的拼法 when they mean that special court show專門指這種特別的宮廷表演 You will meet the word in history, literature, or theatre class你會在歷史、文學或戲劇課上遇到這個字 almost never in daily talk日常對話裡幾乎不會用到
組成Taken as it is from French masque. It is a doublet of English mask and also of mesh: the same older root, different paths into English.
同家族的字
- maskdoublet: same older word, now the usual English form for the thing on your face
- meshdoublet: same older root, now a net-like material
- masqueradea later party or pretence from the same ‘mask’ family
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
masquenoun/mæsk/
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historicalA dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
- "I think," said Anne to Madame de Mercœur, "we must obtain your protégée's services for our intended masque; however, I shall leave that to you young people to settle," turning to Louis as she spoke.
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Words and music written for a masque.
- Over six sections – a prologue, a life-story, a dream-quest, a dirge, a masque and an epilogue – they meditate on their lives, their hopes, their losses, and on the human condition.
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A masquerade.
- The game of pretence is enhanced by dressing-up, and it is natural for a child to copy some grown-up hero. The game was also played by all those people who have attended masques and fancy-dress parties and by Marie-Antoinette when she played at being a milkmaid, it is only the fashion which had altered.
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A facial mask.
- mud masque; clay masque
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。