"pageants" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 选美比赛
• 盛典

Definition

比赛或公开表演，特别指评比外貌、服饰或才艺的比赛，最常见的是选美比赛。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常指“选美比赛”，有时也指盛大或隆重的游行或表演。“Pageant”偏正式，日常多用“比赛”或“秀”。不用于纯才艺比赛。

Examples

Many young women compete in beauty pageants.

许多年轻女性参加**选美比赛**。

The city holds annual pageants during the festival.

这座城市在节日期间举办一年一度的**盛典**。

Children dressed as kings in the Christmas pageants.

孩子们在圣诞**盛典**上扮成国王。

Have you ever watched any of those international pageants on TV?

你在电视上看过那些国际**选美比赛**吗？

A lot of small towns organize local pageants to celebrate their history.

许多小镇会举办本地的**盛典**来庆祝他们的历史。

After winning several pageants, she got a modeling contract.

她在赢得几个**选美比赛**后，获得了模特合同。