choir
英 ['kwa??]
美 ['kwa??]
- n. 唱詩班；合唱隊；舞蹈隊
- vt. 合唱
- vi. 合唱
助記提示
1. chorus => choir.
2. carol, choreography, chorus => choir.
中文詞源
choir 唱詩班來自PIE*gher, 圍，圍欄，詞源同yard, chorus. 即圍起來唱歌跳舞的一群人。
英文詞源
- choir
- choir: [13] Modern choirs merely sing, but far back in time they danced too. The word comes ultimately from Greek khorós, which in ancient Greek drama signified a group of singers and dancers who commented on the action of the play (the element of dance is preserved in choreography). In Latin, khorós became chorus – whence English chorus [16], choral, and probably also carol. The Latin form in turn developed to Old French quer, in which form it was borrowed into English; the spelling choir, modelled on Latin and the modern French form choeur, was introduced in the 17th century.
=> carol, choreography, chorus - choir (n.)
- c. 1300, queor "part of the church where the choir sings," from Old French cuer, quer "choir of a church (architectural); chorus of singers" (13c., Modern French choeur), from Latin chorus "choir" (see chorus). Meaning "band of singers" is c. 1400, quyre. Re-spelled mid-17c. on Latin model.
雙語例句
- 1. He drills the choir to a high standard.
- 他將合唱團訓練到了一個高水平。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She sings in the school choir.
- 她是校合唱隊的成員。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The choir sang the words out with great vigor.
- 合唱團以極大的熱情唱出了歌詞.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The church choir is [ are ] singing tonight.
- 今晚教堂 歌唱 隊要唱詩.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. You ought to join a theater group, or maybe the school choir.
- 你應該加入一個劇組, 或是校合唱團.
來自超越目標英語 第4冊