pantomime

n. 手势, 哑剧, 舞剧
vt. 打手势, 演哑剧
vi. 打手势, 演哑剧

名词:pantomimist 形容词:pantomimic 动词过去式:pantomimed 过去分词:pantomimed 现在分词:pantomiming 第三人称单数:pantomimes 

pan.to.mime

n.（名词）
Communication by means of gesture and facial expression:
打手势：利用手势和面部表情进行交流：
例句：
Some tourists make themselves understood abroad by pantomime.
一些游客在国外通常用手势来让别人明白自己的意思



The telling of a story without words, by means of bodily movements, gestures, and facial expressions.
哑剧表演：不用语言，借助于身体、动作、手势和面部表情来讲述故事
A play, dance, or other theatrical performance characterized by such wordless storytelling.
哑剧：以无言的表述故事为特征的戏剧、舞蹈或其它剧场表演
An ancient Roman theatrical performance in which one actor played all the parts by means of gesture and movement, accompanied by a narrative chorus.
古罗马哑剧表演：一种古罗马剧场表演形式，一个演员通过手势和姿势，并伴以讲述的合唱来演出全部的情节
A player in such a performance.
哑剧演员：演出这种剧目的演员
A traditional British Christmas entertainment for children, usually based on nursery tales and featuring stock characters in costume who sing, dance, and perform skits.
童话剧：为儿童演的一种传统的英国圣诞节娱乐剧，常以幼儿园故事为基础，演员装扮成牲畜进行唱歌、跳舞和表演滑稽剧
v.（动词）
pan.to.mimed,pan.to.mim.ing,pan.to.mimes
v.tr.（及物动词）
To represent or express by pantomime:
以哑剧来讲述或表达：
例句：
pantomine a story on the stage; pantomimed .baby. by cradling an imaginary infant.
在舞台上表演哑剧故事；通过把一个想象中的小孩放在摇篮里的手势表示.小孩.的意思

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To express oneself in pantomime.
用手势表达：以哑剧形式表达自己

来源：
Latin pantomomus [a pantomimic actor]
拉丁语 pantomomus [一位哑剧演员]
from Greek pantomimos
源自 希腊语 pantomimos
panto- [all] from pas pant- * see pan-
panto- [全] 源自 pas pant- *参见 pan-
mimos [mime]
mimos [模仿]

【引伸】
pan.tomim.ic

pan.tomim.ist