pirouette

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌpɪ.ɹʊˈɛt/|/ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/    美 /ˌpɪ.ɹəˈwɛt/|/ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
    — […]like what?—like the most beautiful pirouette by [Marie] Taglioni, let us say.
  2. The whirling about of a horse.
  3. A wooden mouthpiece assembly or lip rest used in some European double-reed instruments.
动词 v.
  1. To perform a pirouette; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer. intransitive
    — The way in which they dance; the height to which they spring; the impossible and inhuman extent to which they pirouette; […].

词形变化

pirouettes plural pirouettes present,singular,third-person pirouetting participle,present pirouetted participle,past pirouetted past

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French pirouette, see there for more; attested since 1706.
词源 2
Borrowed from French pirouette, see there for more; attested since 1706.
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