command performance

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名詞

古語 広義 慣用表現

(archaic) A dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance.

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The troupe hurried to rehearse a command performance requested by the queen before her state banquet.

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意味（1）

(archaic) A dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance.

I've been giving a ‘command’ performance for the president, explained the actor modestly.

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意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) A task, activity, or other assignment which one undertakes in order to satisfy someone in authority, such as an employer.

Some big client of Arthur's is coming to town, and Sally is supposed to entertain the man's wife. She says it's a command performance.

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command performances （ plural ）