pantomime
パントマイム
解説 Definition
pantomime は、言葉を使わず身ぶりや表情で物語や動作を表すパントマイムという意味です。日本語の「パントマイム」とほぼ同じですが、地域によっては音楽や喜劇を含む舞台劇を指すこともあります。
A form of performance in which actions, situations, or stories are communicated mainly through gestures, facial expressions, and bodily movement rather than spoken words. In British usage, it can also denote a comic theatrical entertainment traditionally performed around Christmas.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ギリシャ語の panto-「すべて」＋ mimos「物まねをする人」が記憶の軸です。「何でも身ぶりで演じる」から、言葉を使わず表情や動作で伝える演技を連想しましょう。mime と近い一方、英国では歌や笑いを含む季節の舞台劇を指す用法もあります。
Use the Greek parts as your memory anchor: panto- means “all,” and mimos refers to an imitator or performer. Imagine an actor able to show all kinds of actions through gesture and facial expression, without speaking. That leads naturally to the silent-performance meaning in examples such as pretending to be trapped in an invisible box. Pantomime is close to mime, though mime often names the art or performer more generally. In Britain, pantomime can also mean a lively comic family show, often staged during the Christmas season.
例文
The actor used pantomime to show that he was trapped in a box.
その俳優は箱に閉じ込められている様子をパントマイムで表しました。
Her pantomime was clear even without music or words.
彼女のパントマイムは、音楽や言葉がなくてもはっきり伝わりました。
The children laughed at the simple pantomime on the small stage.
子どもたちは小さな舞台での素朴なパントマイムを見て笑いました。
pantomime の類義語・関連語
pantomime の語源・成り立ち Etymology
pantomime はギリシャ語 pantomimos に由来し、panto-「すべて」＋ mimos「まねる人」から成ります。もともとは「何でも身ぶりで演じる人」のことで、そこから言葉を使わない演技、つまりパントマイムの意味になりました。関連語に mimic, mime があります。
Pantomime entered English through Latin pantomimus from Greek pantomimos, formed from pantos, “all,” and mimos, “imitator” or “actor.” In the ancient world, the term referred to a performer who represented a story through movement and gesture. It later developed into the name for dramatic expression without spoken language. British English also extended the word to a traditional comic stage entertainment combining dialogue, music, dance, and audience participation.
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