pageant

1. N-COUNT A pageant or a beauty pageant is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful. 選美大賽

...the Miss Universe beauty pageant. …環球小姐選美大賽。

2. N-COUNT A pageant is a colourful public procession, show, or ceremony. Pageants are usually held outdoors and often celebrate events or people from history. 盛大慶典 (通常爲露天的)

...a historical pageant of kings and queens. …一場歷史上的國王和王後們的盛大慶典。