orchestra

英 ['??k?str?] 美['?rk?str?]

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復數:?orchestras;

orchestra 管弦樂，管弦樂隊

來自拉丁語orchestra,管弦樂，來自希臘語erkhesthai,起來，起舞，來自PIE*ergh,升起，上升，詞源同origin,orient.比喻用法。

orchestra: orchestra: [17] In ancient Greece, the term orkhéstrā denoted a ‘semicircular space at the front of a theatre stage, in which the chorus danced’ (it was a derivative of the verb orkheisthai ‘dance’). English originally took it over (via Latin orchēstra) in this historical sense, but in the early 18th century orchestra began to be used for the ‘part of a theatre where the musicians played’, and hence by extension for the ‘group of musicians’ itself. The derivative orchestrate [19] was adapted from French orchestrer.
orchestra (n.): c. 1600, "area in an ancient theater for the chorus," from Latin orchestra, from Greek orkhestra, semicircular space where the chorus of dancers performed, with suffix -tra denoting place + orkheisthai "to dance," intensive of erkhesthai "to go, come," from PIE root *ergh- "to mount" (cognates: Sanskrit rghayati "trembles, rages, raves," rnoti "rises, moves," arnah "welling stream;" Old Persian rasatiy "he comes;" Greek ornynai "to rouse, start;" Latin oriri "to rise," origo "a beginning;" Gothic rinnan, Old English irnan "to flow, run"). In ancient Rome, it referred to the place in the theater reserved for senators and other dignitaries. Meaning "group of musicians performing at a concert, opera, etc." first recorded 1720; "part of theater in front of the stage" is from 1768.

1. The orchestra gave its first performance on Whit Monday.: 樂團在周一的圣靈降臨節舉行了首場演出。

2. Young conductors earn their spurs in a small orchestra or opera house.: 年輕的指揮家們在小樂隊或小歌劇院里嶄露頭角。

3. He had nursed an ambition to lead his own big orchestra.: 他一直有一個夢想，希望能指揮一支自己的頂級管弦樂隊。

4. The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years.: 這支管弦樂隊呈現了精彩的演奏，堪稱其多年來的巔峰演奏。

5. The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.: 那個管弦樂團現在更有紀律性了，卻喪失了靈魂。