ridotto

名词 n.
/ɹɪˈdɒtəʊ/    /ɹəˈdoʊtoʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in the 18th century. historical
    — May 26, 1742, Horace Walpole, letter to Horace Mann There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets.
  2. An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.

词形变化

ridottos plural ridottoes plural ridotti plural

词源

Borrowed from Italian ridotto (“foyer”). Doublet of redoubt.
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