单词 | orchestra |
释义 | or·ches·tra ![]() n. 1. Music a. A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including strings, woodwinds, brass instruments, and percussion instruments. b. The instruments played by such a group. 2. The area in a theater or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage. 3. a. The front section of seats nearest the stage in a theater. b. The entire main floor of a theater. 4. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in ancient Greek theaters. [Latin orchēstra, the space in front of the stage in Greek theaters where the chorus performed, from Greek orkhēstrā, from orkheisthai, to dance.] or·chestral (ôr-kĕstrəl) adj. or·chestral·ly adv. |
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