pageantry

/ˈpædʒəntri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpædʒəntri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpa-jən-trē/ (ame, mw)

pageantry — noun

1. the grand, brightly decorated displays seen at large public events such as royal

1.名詞C1
釋義

the grand, brightly decorated displays seen at large public events such as royal weddings or military parades, often including costumes, music, and processions that make the occasion feel important and memorable.

例句

Hoa watched the pageantry of the royal wedding on her grandmother's old television.

the pageantry of [event] — typical possessive/of-phrase frame

Tourists came from across Europe to see the pageantry of the king's coronation in London.

collocation: the pageantry of the coronation / parade / ceremony

同義詞
  • spectacle

    broader; any visually striking display, including non-ceremonial ones

  • ceremony

    the formal event itself, while pageantry names its visual splendour

  • pomp

    stresses the showy formality and self-importance; often slightly critical

  • splendour

    focuses on richness and beauty without the ceremonial-procession meaning

反義詞
  • simplicity

    the opposite quality — plain, unadorned events

  • austerity

    deliberate plainness, often for moral or economic reasons

文法句型

the pageantry of [event]

用法筆記

Uncountable noun, almost always used with 'the' and an of-phrase naming the event (the pageantry of the wedding / coronation / parade). Subjects describing the event are typically large, public, and formal — royal occasions, state funerals, religious festivals, military parades, sporting opening ceremonies.

常見錯誤

❌There were many pageantries at the festival.
✅There was a lot of pageantry at the festival.
💡pageantry is uncountable; do not pluralise.
❌The small birthday party had pageantry.
✅The royal wedding had real pageantry.
💡pageantry refers only to grand, large-scale public displays, not small private celebrations.