2020年2月17日 星期一

clap, heckle, boo, Judas, jorum, claque, moirologist, wild applause


The Department of Justice is not meant to be like other departments, which jump when the president claps. But that distinction seems to have vanished


“That’s the last time you are applauding here,” Jean-Claude Juncker said.

Members heckle Ukip leader as he says UK referendum result shows…
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Wild Applause, Secretly Choreographed

By ELLEN BARRY

The practice of enlisting claqueurs - spectators assigned to cheer and applaud during performances - is alive and well at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.


 Heckled by an Activist, but Getting the Last Word

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

A leader of a group opposed to military actions interrupted President Obama three times before she was removed.

'The Emperor Nero has now taken power in Washington — and the British are having to smile and clap as he sets fires and reaches for his fiddle.'

clap」の翻訳
動詞

叩く
hit, strike, knock, beat, clap, slap

ぽんとたたく
clap

手を叩く
clap

boo 1 

Pronunciation: /buː/ 

EXCLAMATION


1Said suddenly to surprise someone who is unaware of one’s presence:‘Boo!’ she criedjumping up to frighten him
Probably an alteration of earlier bo, used in the same way since late Middle English

2Said to show disapproval or contempt:‘There’s only one bar.’ ‘Boo!’

NOUN


An utterance of ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer:the audience greeted this comment with boos and hisses

VERB (boosbooingbooed)


Say ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer:[NO OBJECT]: they booed and hissed when he stepped on stage[WITH OBJECT]: the team were booed off the pitch

Phrases

wouldn't say boo to a goose


Used to emphasize that someone is very timid:he seemed the kind of chap who wouldn’t say boo to a goose

Origin

Early 19th century (in sense 2 of the exclamation): imitative of the lowing of oxen.

claqueur

Pronunciation: /klaˈkəː, klɑː-/
noun
  • a member of a claque.

Origin:

mid 19th century: French, from claquer 'to clap'

claque (klak)

noun: A group of people hired to applaud at a performance.

Etymology
From French claque, from claquer (to clap), of imitative origin. Earliest documented use: 1864.

Notes
Although a claque is usually hired to applaud, sometimes it is also used to heckle at a rival's performance. Then there are moirologists (hired mourners at a funeral).

Usage
"The publicist even trained both the singer [Frank Sinatra] and his claques in the art of call-and-response." — James Kaplan; Frank; Doubleday; 2010. Read this fascinating extract about claques from the book: http://www.delanceyplace.com/view_archives.php?1629



heckle
verb

[with object]
  • 1interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse:he was booed and heckled when he tried to address the demonstrators [no object]:women round him started heckling
  • 2dress (flax or hemp) to split and straighten the fibres for spinning: hemp was heckled and spun into rope yarn

noun

  • a heckling comment:heckles of ‘Get stuffed!’
Derivatives

heckler
noun

Origin:

Middle English (in heckle (sense 2 of the verb)): from heckle 'flax comb', a northern and eastern form of hackle. The sense 'interrupt (a public speaker) with aggressive comments' arose in the mid 17th century; for the development in sense, compare with tease


jorum (JOHR-uhm)

noun:
1. A large drinking vessel or its contents.
2. A great quantity.

Etymology
Perhaps after Joram, a character in the Old Testament, who took vessels of silver, gold, and brass to King David. Earliest documented use: 1730.

Usage
"He sought for more liquor, found it, and poured himself a big jorum." — J. Allan Dunn; Rimrock Trail; Doubleday; 1921.


Judas (JOO-duhs)

noun:
1. One who betrays.
2. A peephole.

Etymology
After Judas Iscariot, a disciple of Jesus, who later betrayed him. Earliest documented use: 1490.

Usage
"Bob Dylan was heckled and booed by audience members who felt he had sold out to the pop world, that he was a Judas who had turned his back on the serious acoustic roots of folk music." — Heath McCoy; Turning Tables on Folk; Calgary Herald (Canada); Jul 24, 2010.

Judas
  • [dʒúːdəs]
[名]
1 裏切り者(traitor).
2 イスカリオテのユダ(Judas Iscariot):十二使徒の一人で, キリストを裏切った.
3 ユダ:十二使徒の一人;2と区別するためSaint Judasともいう.
4 ((通例j-))(ドアなどの)のぞき穴.

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