masque
/mɑːsk/noun
- a form of amateur dramatic entertainment, popular among the nobility in 16th- and 17th-century England, which consisted of dancing and acting performed by masked players假面娱乐剧（16世纪和17世纪盛行于英国贵族之间的一种业余娱乐剧, 由戴面具的人表演舞蹈和戏剧）。
派生词
masquer
noun词源
early 16th cent. （in the sense 'masquerade or masqued ball'）： probably a back-formation （with spelling influenced by French masque 'mask'） from masker, from Italian mascar 'person wearing a mask'.