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charade n.用动作等表演文字意义的字谜游戏 charade (n.) 1776, from French charade (18c.), probably from Provençal charrado "long talk, chatter," of obscure origin, perhaps from charrar "to chatter, gossip," of echoic origin. Compare Italian ciarlare, Spanish charlar "to talk, prattle." Originally not silent, but relying rather on enigmatic descriptions of the words or syllables.As we have ever made it a Rule to shew our Attention to the Reader, by 'catching the Manners living, as they rise,' as Mr. Pope expresses it, we think ourselves obliged to give Place to the following Specimens of a new Kind of SMALL WIT, which, for some Weeks past, has been the Subject of Conversation in almost every Society, from the Court to the Cottage. The CHARADE is, in fact, a near Relation of the old Rebus. It is usually formed from a Word of two Syllables; the first Syllable is described by the Writer; then the second; they are afterwards united and the whole Word marked out .... [supplement to "The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure," volumes 58-59, 1776]Among the examples given are:My first makes all nature appear of one face;At the next we find music, and beauty and grace;And, if this Charade is most easily read,I think that the third shou'd be thrown at my head.[The answer is "snow-ball."]The silent form, the main modern form, was at first a variant known as dumb charades and at first it was not a speed contest; rather it adhered to the old pattern, and the performing team acted out all the parts in order before the audience team began to guess.There is one species of charade which is performed solely by "dumb motions," somewhat resembling the child's game of "trades and professions"; but the acting charade is a much more amusing. and more difficult matter. ["Goldoni, and Modern Italian Comedy," in "The Foreign And Colonial Quarterly Review," Volume 6, 1846]An 1850 book, "Acting Charades," reports that Charades en Action were all the rage in French society, and that "Lately, the game has been introduced into the drawing-rooms of a few mirth-loving Englishmen. Its success has been tremendous."  Welsh siarad obviously is a loan-word from French or English, but its meaning of "speak, a talk" is closer to the Provençal original. 【记】character 特征，字，字母。用特征来表达一个字。

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[ʃə'rɑ:d] 【英】 n.用动作等表演的字 谜游戏(a game in which two teams compete to see which can most quickly guess a group of words or phrases chosen by the other team and acted out in pantomime)【考】 charade : word / mime : stories(字谜游戏用动作表示 词/哑剧用动作表示故 事)【记】 和character(特征)联 想,charades是用动作 特征来表现一个字的含义 n. 看手势猜字谜游戏(如: 两手伸平, 形成"quot;十"quot;字); 易识破的伪装【记】charade是夏利的商标－字谜游戏车【类】charade: word = mime: stories字谜游戏不说话表示词 = 哑剧不说话表示故事charade: dissimulate = void: empty 伪装是一种假装 = 空洞是一种空

单词	charade
音标	[ʃə'rɑ:d]
解释	n.用动作等表演文字意义的字谜游戏
红宝书	【英】 n.用动作等表演的字谜游戏(a game in which two teams compete to see which can most quickly guess a group of words or phrases chosen by the other team and acted out in pantomime) 【考】 charade : word / mime : stories(字谜游戏用动作表示词/哑剧用动作表示故事) 【记】和character(特征)联想,charades是用动作特征来表现一个字的含义
字源	charade (n.) 1776, from French charade (18c.), probably from Provençal charrado "long talk, chatter," of obscure origin, perhaps from charrar "to chatter, gossip," of echoic origin. Compare Italian ciarlare, Spanish charlar "to talk, prattle." Originally not silent, but relying rather on enigmatic descriptions of the words or syllables. As we have ever made it a Rule to shew our Attention to the Reader, by 'catching the Manners living, as they rise,' as Mr. Pope expresses it, we think ourselves obliged to give Place to the following Specimens of a new Kind of SMALL WIT, which, for some Weeks past, has been the Subject of Conversation in almost every Society, from the Court to the Cottage. The CHARADE is, in fact, a near Relation of the old Rebus. It is usually formed from a Word of two Syllables; the first Syllable is described by the Writer; then the second; they are afterwards united and the whole Word marked out .... [supplement to "The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure," volumes 58-59, 1776] Among the examples given are: My first makes all nature appear of one face; At the next we find music, and beauty and grace; And, if this Charade is most easily read, I think that the third shou'd be thrown at my head. [The answer is "snow-ball."] The silent form, the main modern form, was at first a variant known as dumb charades and at first it was not a speed contest; rather it adhered to the old pattern, and the performing team acted out all the parts in order before the audience team began to guess. There is one species of charade which is performed solely by "dumb motions," somewhat resembling the child's game of "trades and professions"; but the acting charade is a much more amusing. and more difficult matter. ["Goldoni, and Modern Italian Comedy," in "The Foreign And Colonial Quarterly Review," Volume 6, 1846] An 1850 book, "Acting Charades," reports that Charades en Action were all the rage in French society, and that "Lately, the game has been introduced into the drawing-rooms of a few mirth-loving Englishmen. Its success has been tremendous." Welsh siarad obviously is a loan-word from French or English, but its meaning of "speak, a talk" is closer to the Provençal original.
不择手段背单词	n. 看手势猜字谜游戏(如: 两手伸平, 形成"quot;十"quot;字); 易识破的伪装【记】charade是夏利的商标－字谜游戏车【类】charade: word = mime: stories字谜游戏不说话表示词 = 哑剧不说话表示故事charade: dissimulate = void: empty 伪装是一种假装 = 空洞是一种空
趣味全助记	【记】character 特征，字，字母。用特征来表达一个字。

Charade Word Game Team French Acted Provençal Talk