divertissement

divertissement
[dɪˈvəːtɪsmənt, ˌdiːvɛːˈtiːsmɒ̃]
noun
  1. a minor entertainment or diversion
    小消遣,小娱乐
    the intellectual divertissements of working men.
    工人们玩的智力小游戏。
    ■(Ballet)a short dance within a ballet that displays a dancer's technical skill without advancing the plot or character development
    (芭蕾)(芭蕾舞剧中与情节和人物进展无关的展示舞者技巧的)舞蹈小品
语源
  1. early 18th cent. (specifically denoting a short ballet): French, from divertiss-, stem of divertir, from Latin divertere 'turn in separate ways'
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