单词 | virtuoso |
释义 | virtuoson.adj.α. 1600s uirtuoso, 1600s– virtuoso, 1800s– virtuosa (rare). β. 1600s vertuosa (rare), 1600s vertuosie (plural), 1600s–1800s vertuoso. A. n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] uþwitec888 larewc900 learnerc900 witec900 wise manOE leredc1154 masterc1225 readera1387 artificer1449 man of science1482 rabbi1527 rabbin1531 worthy1567 artsmanc1574 philologer1588 artist1592 virtuoso1613 sophist1614 fulla1616 scholastica1633 philologist1638 gnostic1641 scholarian1647 pundit1661 scientman1661 savant1719 ollamh1723 maulvi1776 pandect1791 Sabora1797 erudit1800 mallam1829 Gelehrter1836 erudite1865 walking encyclopaedia1868 Einstein1942 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > collectively lettereda1382 learneda1568 virtuoso1613 literati1620 educated1672 clerisya1834 1613 G. Chapman Reuenge Bussy D'Ambois sig. D2v These virtuosi are the poorest creatures... Make arguments of right, and comfort..That clothe them like the poore web of a Spinner. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso i. v. 8 The gallant Dispute which arose..between some Letterati of the State, deserves to be written; every one of these Vertuosie [It. virtuosi] defended their own Opinion as the best. 1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 60 Those plodding Vertuoso's that plunder the most inward recesses of Nature, for the pillage of a new Invention. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses I. 852 He was afterwards an eminent Physician, Vertuoso, and Knight. 1709 T. Robinson Ess. Nat. Hist. Westmorland & Cumberland xii. 69 That new Hypothesis so stiffly maintained by some of our learned Virtuosi. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. xiv. 104 Certain particularities discovered in that animal by a modern Virtuoso. 1739 Dublin Soc. Weekly Observ. 28 June 172 Some Virtuosi tell you that continued Fermentation and repeated racking certainly spoil your Cyder. 1834 R. Southey Doctor I. 79 There were in him undeveloped talents which might have raised him to distinction as..a virtuoso of the Royal Society. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! II. viii. 224 Philip Sidney..has given up his rightful place toward the head of the table that he may have a knot of virtuosi all to himself. b. A person who has a special interest in, or taste for, the fine arts; a student or collector of antiques, natural curiosities, rarities, etc.; a connoisseur; esp. one who pursues such interests in the manner of a dabbler or dilettante. Cf. virtu n. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > love or study of the arts > student or lover of the arts virtuosoa1650 virtuosea1721 dilettante1733 man of virtu1749 conoscente1766 cognoscente1777 art-lover1847 dilettant1875 a1650 E. Norgate Miniatura (Tanner 326) (1919) 45 A great Liefhebber (Virtuoso or Lover of Art). c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 114 One of the greatest Vertuosas in France for his Collection of Pictures, Achates, Medaills, & Flowers. 1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura iii. 34 The Greeks and inventive Romans, who..publish'd so many thousands of medails, and coynes as are in the hands and collections of the Virtuosi. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. iii. i. 157 A Worse thing than this happens commonly to these inferior Virtuosi. In seeking so earnestly for Raritys, they fall in love with Rarity, for Rareness-sake. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. x. 224 A great Number of Nicknacks and Curiosities, which might have engaged the Attention of a Virtuoso . View more context for this quotation 1825 Gentleman's Mag. 95 i. 332 The Virtuoso will appreciate justly this small volume as a very instructive and agreeable manual. 1876 J. Morley Crit. Misc. (1877) 1st Ser. 349 For intellectual dilettanti and moralising virtuosi. 1885 J. Payn Talk of Town I. 183 What was the position of the man who had in his cupboard some unique pieces of china?.. He was a virtuoso and antiquary himself, and therefore recognised the full extent of his danger. 1915 ‘F. Danby’ Nelson's Legacy viii. 159 A man..bound to him in almost fraternal ties by identity of tastes and equal zest as virtuoso and connoisseur. 2005 J. H. Cartwright & B. Baker Lit. & Sci. iii. 79 The virtuosi were..essentially enthusiastic dilettantes who tended to collect and hoard curiosities indiscriminately. 2. a. A person who demonstrates special skill, knowledge, or accomplishment in a particular sphere; an expert or master. Now often as an extended use of sense A. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > exceptionally skilled person wizard1620 virtuoso1682 jumbo1823 ace1840 crackerjack1895 mivvy1906 whizz1914 whizzo1977 1682 T. Hoy in tr. Ovid Two Ess. Pref. sig. A2v The extraordinary Conduct and refined Conversation of our new Virtuosi in Love. 1733 Gentleman's Mag. June 283/1 Some Legerdemain Patron, who might be a great Virtuoso at Cups and Balls. 1757 London Chron. 8 Jan. 40/1 They had observed with how great Success our Virtuosi in Fruits and Vegetables had heightened the Flavor and improved the Taste of our native Productions. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott IV. v. 161 Excellent dishes,—such..as Scotland borrowed from France before Catherine de Medicis brought in her Italian virtuosi to revolutionize the kitchen like the court. 1897 Photogr. Times July 334/1 A virtuoso in flour knows samples grown in different countries by their feel—a virtuoso in wine knows a glass of port taken from near the bottom from one taken from the top of a bottle. 1952 A. Huxley Let. c20 July (1969) 647 A man who is probably the greatest living virtuoso in the field of hypnosis. 1989 Literary Rev. Aug. 26/1 He was a virtuoso at being taken care of. 2000 S. M. Pollan & M. Levine Die Broke Financial Prob. Solver (2001) i. 8 Forget about becoming a financial expert, a marketing virtuoso, or a management guru. b. A musician, or other artist or performer, who is highly accomplished, esp. one who exhibits exceptional technical skill. Now the usual sense. Occasionally with negative connotations of the pursuit of technique at the expense of emotional depth or creativity. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > skilled artist1590 virtuoso1714 virtuosa1754 1714 J. Addison Spectator No. 570. 76 The Tobacco-Pipes became Musical Pipes in the Hands of our Virtuoso. 1764 in Notes & Queries (1863) 3rd Ser. 4 386 The late famous Vertuoso Handel, received during his Life-time, such particular protection. 1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 222 All these virtuosi..were either contraltos of the softest note, or sopranos of the highest squeakery. 1895 Harper's New Monthly Mag. Oct. 719 A poet may be a literary virtuoso of incomparable technic. 1911 Nation 26 Oct. 402/3 Had Liszt in his compositions been merely a virtuoso, a brilliant technician, as his enemies asserted many thousands of times, he would now be a mere memory. 1950 E. H. Gombrich Story of Art xviii. 268 For him to be an artist was no longer to be a respectable and sedate owner of a workshop: it was to be a ‘virtuoso’ for whose favour princes and cardinals should compete. 2006 V. Lederer Chopin ix. 99 Technically difficult, it [sc. Chopin's B minor Scherzo] can be thrilling in the hands of a virtuoso. B. adj. (originally and chiefly attributive). 1. Relating to or characteristic of taste for or interest in the fine arts, esp. as pursued in the manner of a dabbler or dilettante; designating a connoisseur or virtuoso (sense A. 1b). Formerly also: learned, scholarly; cf. sense A. 1a (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > [adjective] yleredc897 keena1000 wisec1000 leredc1154 wittya1225 cunningc1325 taughta1382 clergialc1386 wittilyc1400 philosophicala1425 erudite?a1475 clergyable1488 informeda1500 studieda1513 estudied1550 learned1556 well-read?1576 scholarly1583 scholarlike1588 well-digested1602 literated1611 artificial1618 scienced1636 clerk-like1638 scollardicall1654 philosophic1665 virtuosoa1667 virtuousa1680 doct1694 blue-stockinged1791 bluestocking1793 scholared1830 eruditical1832 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [adjective] > characteristic of a dilettante virtuosoa1667 dilettante1753 dabbling1816 dilettant1851 dilettantist1859 dilettantish1872 dilettanting1890 society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [adjective] > art loving virtuosoa1667 dilettante1753 art-loving1820 dilettant1851 dilettantist1859 dilettantish1872 dilettanting1890 a1667 A. Cowley tr. Horace in Verses Several Occasions 130 in Wks. (1668) As if thou No other use of precious Gold didst know, But that of curious Pictures to delight With the fair stamp thy Virtuoso sight. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. iii. i. 157 In Philosophy, Matters answer exactly to this Virtuoso-Scheme. 1777 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions V. civ. 72 I would peep into the..opinions of men, with a sort of virtuoso vigilance. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. ix. 93 Near these is a virtuoso collection of cups grouped in a tumulus or cairn. 1860 All Year Round 13 Oct. 24/2 The dark eyes lighten—he is virtuoso himself—and yonder, in those inner chambers, keeps an unique collection of gems and marbles. 1881 E. C. G. Murray Sidelights Eng. Society II. 147 The Earl of Doubleday is one of the most virtuoso creatures alive. He has a picture-gallery, which would be the pride of a public museum. 1949 Huntington Libr. Q. 12 158 Pope's standing as a virtuoso collector in the last years of his life is strongly suggested by the tone of his correspondence... He writes as an amateur. 1997 Ashmolean No. 33. 12/2 Horace Walpole,..whose ‘Gothick’ house at Strawberry Hill contained the most celebrated of all virtuoso collections. 2. a. Of a musical composition, performance, etc.: characterized by or requiring great accomplishment or skill; technically brilliant or difficult. Also in extended use.See note at sense A. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > very or highly skilled finea1350 exquisite1530 well-skilled1533 virtuoso1842 1842 Musical Mag. 24 Apr. 377 We will have also music, but only the best of all kinds and times, and not mere virtuoso compositions. 1870 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 23 Apr. 230/3 Let us make haste to recognize..the rare excellence of the Thomas Orchestra..—for as to Jullien's, that was virtuoso altogether, and ran away with people's senses. 1885 Monthly Musical Rec. Mar. 56/1 A very weak composition, rendered in a very virtuoso style. 1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era xi. 225 These compositions are intimate confessions, often difficult but never virtuoso. 1952 S. Kauffmann Tightrope v. 82 ‘Look,’ he said, staring intently into her eyes, giving a virtuoso performance of sincerity, ‘I can't say all this makes me happy.’ 2006 Daily Tel. 7 Dec. 26/6 Their tumultuously virtuoso homages to Mozart. b. Of a musician or other artist or performer: highly accomplished, technically skilled. Also: characteristic of such a person. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [adjective] > skilfully musicala1500 virtuoso1853 virtuose1873 1853 N.-Y. Daily Times 2 Feb. 4/5 It is necessary then for one to be a veritable virtuoso pianist, to draw to himself in these days the attention of a public like that of Paris. 1882 A. Edwardes Ballroom Repent. I. 52 With her Stradivarius tucked, in true virtuoso style, under her chin. 1904 Musical Times 45 93/1 He was a virtuoso pianist, having made his appearance as a wonder-child at the age of six. 1967 D. L. Thomas Plungers & Peacocks v. 95 The virtuoso financiers frequently possessed idiosyncrasies that were part and parcel of their intuitive genius. 1975 A. Croce in R. Copeland & M. Cohen What is Dance? (1983) vi. 463 In the Sanguinic variation, for a virtuoso ballerina and her partner, the vista is wide, the ozone pure and stinging. 2011 New Yorker 19 Dec. 86/2 A trio of virtuoso female singers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1613 |
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