pageant

英 [ˈpædʒənt]

美 [ˈpædʒənt]

n. 穿古代服装的游行; 再现历史场景的娱乐活动; 选美比赛; 内容繁杂有趣的场面; 盛大华丽的情景

复数：pageants　

Collins.1 / BNC.15528 / COCA.9524

牛津词典

noun

穿古代服装的游行；再现历史场景的娱乐活动
a public entertainment in which people dress in historical costumes and give performances of scenes from history
选美比赛
a competition for young women in which their beauty, personal qualities and skills are judged
1. a beauty pageant
  选美比赛
内容繁杂有趣的场面；盛大华丽的情景
something that is considered as a series of interesting and different events
1. life's rich pageant
  丰富的人生画卷

盛装游行（或庆典）；露天历史剧
Apageantis a colourful public procession, show, or ceremony. Pageants are usually held out of doors and often celebrate events or people from history.
N-COUNT 选美比赛
Apageantor abeauty pageantis a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful.
1. In August 1968 women held a demonstration at the Miss America Beauty Pageant.
  1968年8月，妇女在美国小姐选美大赛举行了游行示威。

noun

The coronation of the new king was a splendid pageant.
新国王的加冕典礼是一个非常壮丽的场面。
The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern
游行盛典将会是古老与现代的奇特融合。
Did you iose the Miss Korea pageant?
你在韩国女士盛会上输了？
The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.
新总统的就职典礼是个辉煌的庆典。
He's our pageant consultant.
他是选美会的顾问。
This is going to be an artistic pageant.
这将是一次艺术的盛会。
It's some freakish garish beauty pageant that has nothing, frankly to do with health and welfare.
它是某种奇特扎眼的选美，坦率地说与健康和福利毫无关系。
I saw you on TV on the Miss United States pageant.
我在电视上看到你了，美国小姐选美比赛。
There is a pageant out there that will help me gain opportunities in life to become successful, wealthy, and famous.
有一个盛会，将在那里帮助我在生活中获得机会，成为成功，富裕，和著名。
This is exactly what Miss Universe pageant is all about, beauty.
而美丽也恰恰是环球小姐的重要主题。