orchestra

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɔː.kɪs.tɹə/|/ˈɔː.kəs.tɹə/    美 /ˈoɹ.kɪs.tɹə/|/ˈoɹ.kəs.tɹə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.
    — The orchestra plays music for the dancers to dance to in the 19th century-styled dance hall.
  2. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
  3. The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.

词形变化

orchestras plural orchestrae plural,rare

词汇关系

衍生词
chamber orchestra miniorchestra monkey orchestra orchestra hit orchestral orchestraless orchestra pit orchestra-pit orchestra stall orchestra stalls orchestrate orchestration orchestrina orchestrion palm court orchestra philharmonic orchestra pops orchestra steel pan orchestra string orchestra symphony orchestra

词源

Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, “to dance”) + -τρᾰ (-tră, “a suffix used to form instrument nouns (pl.)”).
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