mime: [17] Greek mimos meant ‘imitator’, and hence ‘actor’. English took it over via Latin mīmus, and lost no time in turning it into a verb. The derived Greek adjective mīmikós has given English mimic [16], and other related forms include mimeograph [19], so called because it copies things, and mimosa [18], named from its tendency to curl up when touched, as if in ‘imitation’ of animal behaviour. The compound pantomime means etymologically ‘complete mime’. => mimeograph, mimosa, pantomime
mime (n.)
c. 1600, "a buffoon who practices gesticulations" [Johnson], from French mime (16c.) and directly from Latin mimus, from Greek mimos "imitator, mimic, actor, mime, buffoon," of unknown origin. In reference to a performance, 1640s in a classical context; 1932 as "a pantomime."
mime (v.)
1610s, "to act without words," from mime (n.). The transferred sense of "to imitate" is from 1733 (Greek mimeisthai meant "to imitate"). Meaning "to pretend to be singing a pre-recorded song" is from 1965. Related: mimed; miming.
例文
1. He can perform an astonishing variety of acts，including mime and juggling.
彼はパントマイムやジャグリングなど、いくつかの驚くべきトリックを披露することができます。
2.The waiters mime to records playing on the jukebox.
ウェイターたちは、ジュークボックスで再生されるレコードに合わせて口パクをする。
3.I remember asking her to mime getting up in the morning.
彼女にパントマイムアクションで朝起きるシーンを演じさせたことを覚えている。
4.In concerts，the group mime their songs.
この組み合わせはコンサートで口パクをする。
5.The performance consisted of dance,music and mime .