資料來源 : pyDict

輕歌舞劇,輕音樂喜劇,雜耍

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Vaudeville \Vaude"ville\, n.
   Loosely, and now commonly, variety (see above), as, to play
   in vaudeville; a vaudeville actor.

Vaudeville \Vaude"ville\, n. [F., fr. Vau-de-vire, a village in
   Normandy, where Olivier Basselin, at the end of the 14th
   century, composed such songs.] [Written also {vaudevil}.]
   1. A kind of song of a lively character, frequently embodying
      a satire on some person or event, sung to a familiar air
      in couplets with a refrain; a street song; a topical song.

   2. A theatrical piece, usually a comedy, the dialogue of
      which is intermingled with light or satirical songs, set
      to familiar airs.

            The early vaudeville, which is the forerunner of the
            opera bouffe, was light, graceful, and piquant.
                                                  --Johnson's
                                                  Cyc.

資料來源 : WordNet®

vaudeville
     n : a variety show with songs and comic acts etc. [syn: {music
         hall}]