chorus

英 ['k??r?s] 美['k?r?s]

TEM4IELTS考研CET6中低頻詞GRETOEFL常用詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?choruses;第三人稱單數(shù):?choruses;過去式:?chorused;過去分詞:?chorused;現(xiàn)在分詞:?chorusing;

chorus 合唱團(tuán)

來自PIE*gher, 圍，圈，詞源同yard, 指圍成一圈唱歌跳舞的人，后指合唱。

chorus: chorus: see choir
chorus (n.): 1560s, from Latin chorus "a dance in a circle, the persons singing and dancing, the chorus of a tragedy," from Greek khoros "band of dancers or singers, dance, dancing ground," perhaps from PIE *gher- "to grasp, enclose," if the original sense of the Greek word is "enclosed dancing floor." Extension from dance to voice is because Attic drama arose from tales inserted in the intervals of the dance. In Attic tragedy, the khoros (of 12 or 15 (tragic) or 24 (comedic) persons) gave expression, between the acts, to the moral and religious sentiments evoked by the actions of the play.
When a Poet wished to bring out a piece, he asked a Chorus from the Archon, and the expenses, being great, were defrayed by some rich citizen (the khoregos): it was furnished by the Tribe and trained originally by the Poet himself" [Liddell & Scott]
Originally in English used in theatrical sense; meaning of "a choir" first attested 1650s. Meaning "the refrain of a song" (which the audience joins in singing) is 1590s. As a verb, 1703, from the noun. Chorus girl is 1894.

3. "I've got an idea," said Edward to a chorus of groans.: “我想到了一個辦法，”愛德華在一片哼哼聲中說道。

4. He produced "A Chorus Line", Broadway's longest running show.: 他制作推出了《歌舞線上》這一百老匯經(jīng)久不衰的劇目。

5. He was greeted with a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday.: 迎接他的是大家齊唱《祝你生日快樂》，令他非常感動。