🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

策展

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cèzhǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Curate/kjʊəˈreɪt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"博物馆将策展一个新展览。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To select, organize, and look after the items in a collection or exhibition.

    "The museum will curate a new exhibit featuring contemporary artists."
  2. 2

    To manage and oversee a particular project or event.

    "She was hired to curate the festival's lineup of speakers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'curate' originates from the Latin 'curare', meaning 'to take care of'. It evolved through Middle English, where it referred to a cleric in charge of a parish, and has since broadened to encompass the act of organizing and overseeing collections or exhibitions.

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