sinfonietta

名词 n.
/sɪnfəʊˈnjɛtə/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small-scale symphony (either in length or size of orchestra needed).
  2. A small orchestra.

词形变化

sinfoniettas plural sinfoniette plural

词源

Either:
* from Italian sinfonietta;
* formed on the Italian roots sinfonia (“symphony”) + -etta (feminine diminutive suffix), either in English or in German (as Sinfonietta) and adopted thence; or,
* an alteration of the French symphoniette to resemble an Italian construction of the form sinfonia + -etta.
Compare the French–Italian hybrid symphonietta.
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