1690s, "a picturesque or graphic description or picture," from French tableau "picture, painting" (12c.), from Old French table "slab, writing tablet" (see table (n.)) + diminutive suffix -eau, from Latin -ellus. Hence tableau-vivant (1817) "person or persons silent and motionless, enacting a well-known scene, incident, painting, etc.," 19c. parlor game, literally "living picture."
tableau 双语例句
1. They admired the tableau of the Nativity.
他们欣赏着耶稣降生的场景造型。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The procession included a tableau of the Battle of Hastings.
游行队伍中包括黑斯廷斯战役的人物造型。
来自《权威词典》
3. History is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
历史不过是由罪恶和灾难构成的静止舞台造型罢了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. In a tableau, she once represented " Poland Breaking Her Chains. "
但在一次舞台造型中, 她扮演 “ 挣脱了锁链的波兰 ”.
来自辞典例句
5. " Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. "