revue
レビュー
解説 Definition
revue は音楽、歌、踊り、寸劇などを組み合わせた舞台ショーを指す名詞です。日本語の「レビュー」は批評の意味でもよく使われますが、英語の revue は主に演芸形式のショーを表します。
A revue is a theatrical entertainment made up of separate songs, dances, comedy sketches, and short dramatic scenes, often connected by a general theme. Unlike a conventional play, it usually presents a sequence of varied acts rather than one continuous story.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
revue は歌・踊り・寸劇を次々に見せる舞台ショーです。a lively revue、a revue including songs and dances と場面ごと覚えます。発音は review と同じですが、review は批評・再検討、revue は演芸形式という違いがあるので、語末の -ue を舞台の題名で見るイメージに結び付けます。
Think of a revue as a stage show that lets the audience view a rapid sequence of different acts: songs, dances, comic sketches, and short scenes. Useful phrases are a lively revue and a revue featuring songs and dances. Revue and review are pronounced alike, but their usual meanings differ. A review evaluates something or examines it again; a revue entertains an audience with a varied theatrical program. Picture the unusual ending -ue printed on a theater poster to remember the stage meaning.
例文
We watched a lively revue at the old theater.
私たちは古い劇場でにぎやかなレビューを見ました。
The revue included songs, dances, and short comedy scenes.
そのレビューには歌や踊り、短いコメディ場面が含まれていました。
A local group prepared a revue for the summer festival.
地元の団体が夏祭りのためにレビューを準備しました。
revue の類義語・関連語
revue の語源・成り立ち Etymology
フランス語を経てラテン語の「re-（再び）＋videre（見る）」に遡ります。元は軍隊の閲兵を指し、観客が舞台を再び目にする娯楽劇へ意味が転じました。同じ語根にreview（再検討）やvision（視覚）があります。
Revue was borrowed from French revue, historically connected with revoir, meaning to see again, and ultimately with Latin videre, “to see.” The French noun was used for an inspection or survey, including a military review. Its theatrical sense developed for a show that surveyed or presented a succession of topical scenes and varied performances. Review and vision contain historically related ideas of seeing.
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