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Definition of cicerone in English: ciceronenounPlural ciceroni ˌsɪsəˈrəʊniˌtʃɪtʃəˈrəʊniˌsɪsəˈroʊni A guide who gives information about places of interest to sightseers. (名胜古迹的)导游,向导 Example sentencesExamples - He mixed in antiquarian circles, copied Antique frescoes, and painted a celebrated portrait of the Scottish cicerone James Byres and his family.
- Van der Meulen will be our cicerone as we tour the Rondeau, starting with Buyster's statues.
- It has long been an uphill struggle for new art in Italy, the country Marinetti bitterly castigated in 1909 as a gangrenous land of ‘professors, archeologists, ciceroni and antiquarians.’
- An intelligent Jew was our cicerone and read us some Hebrew out of the precious old book of the Law.
Synonyms escort, attendant, conductor, courier, pilot, usher, chaperone
OriginEarly 18th century: from Italian, from Latin Cicero, Ciceron- (see Cicero, Marcus Tullius), apparently alluding humorously to his eloquence and learning. Rhymesabalone, Albinoni, Annigoni, Antonioni, baloney, Bodoni, boloney, bony, calzone, cannelloni, canzone, coney, conversazione, coronae, crony, Gaborone, Giorgione, macaroni, Manzoni, Marconi, mascarpone, minestrone, Moroni, Mulroney, padrone, panettoni, pepperoni, phoney, polony, pony, rigatoni, Shoshone, Sloaney, stony, Toni, tony, zabaglione Definition of cicerone in US English: ciceronenounˌsisəˈrōnēˌsɪsəˈroʊni A guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers. (名胜古迹的)导游,向导 Example sentencesExamples - He mixed in antiquarian circles, copied Antique frescoes, and painted a celebrated portrait of the Scottish cicerone James Byres and his family.
- Van der Meulen will be our cicerone as we tour the Rondeau, starting with Buyster's statues.
- An intelligent Jew was our cicerone and read us some Hebrew out of the precious old book of the Law.
- It has long been an uphill struggle for new art in Italy, the country Marinetti bitterly castigated in 1909 as a gangrenous land of ‘professors, archeologists, ciceroni and antiquarians.’
Synonyms escort, attendant, conductor, courier, pilot, usher, chaperone
OriginEarly 18th century: from Italian, from Latin Cicero, Ciceron- (see Cicero), apparently alluding humorously to his eloquence and learning. |