(chiefly Brit.)a large tent used for social or commercial functions (主英)(社交或商业活动用)大帐篷
(N. Amer.)a roof-like projection over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, or other building (北美)(剧院、旅馆等入门处)挑出遮篷 ■[as modifier]leading; pre-eminent 一流的;杰出的 a marquee player. 一流的演员。
语源
late 17th cent.: from marquise, taken as plural and assimilated to -ee