- 1選美比賽；（一般）盛大的表演/遊行慶典
Most commonly, a beauty contest, where contestants compete in rounds like evening wear, talent, and interview to win a title ("Miss ___ pageant"). More generally, it can mean any grand, colorful public show or ceremony with costumes and performance, often historical or .
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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
pageantnoun/ˈpæd͡ʒənt/
- 1
An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
- For a few moments the events of the day floated in disastrous pageant through my brain, till sleep bathed it in forgetfulness […]
- The artists who painted these murals brought the pageant of America vividly to life. Everyone knew that the construction of this pageant, and the celebration of America that it implied, was the work of the New Deal.
- 2
A spectacular ceremony.
- 3
obsoleteA wheeled platform for the exhibition of plays, etc.
pageantverb/ˈpæd͡ʒənt/
- 1
To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.
- He pageants us.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
- beauty pageant
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