| 单词 | orchestra |
| 释义 | Word Frequency orchestra(ˈɔːkɪstrə) noun 1. a large group of musicians, esp one whose members play a variety of different instruments See also symphony orchestra, string orchestra, chamber orchestra 2. a group of musicians, each playing the same type of instrument a balalaika orchestra 3. Also called: orchestra pit the space reserved for musicians in a theatre, immediately in front of or under the stage 4. mainly US and Canadian the stalls in a theatre 5. (in the ancient Greek theatre) the semicircular space in front of the stage Derived forms orchestral (ɔːˈkɛstrəl) adjective orchestrally (orˈchestrally) adverb Word origin C17: via Latin from Greek: the space in the theatre reserved for the chorus, from orkheisthai to dance |
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