pageantKK [ˋpædʒənt] /ˈpædʒənt/發音名詞1選美比賽、選美美式She won a local pageant before starting her modeling career.她在開始模特兒生涯前贏得了地方性的選美比賽。2露天歷史劇、遊行表演The village stages a historical pageant every summer.這個村子每年夏天都會上演一齣露天歷史劇。3盛會、盛大場面The coronation was a pageant of color and music.加冕典禮是一場充滿色彩與樂聲的盛會。4虛飾、虛華排場正式Behind the empty pageant of power lay real poverty.在權力的虛飾背後,是真實的貧困。