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单词 diva
释义

diva

/ˈdiːvə /
noun
1A celebrated female opera singer.Baker, not ordinarily thought of as a dramatic singer, shows most opera divas how to act with the voice....
  • The opera diva could accent a single word, like ‘ma’ in Rosina's aria in The Barber of Seville.
  • One of Cuba's most celebrated divas will stop off in Cork and Dublin next weekend.
1.1A famous female singer of popular music: a pop diva...
  • It's the kind of powerful voice which is more often found on gospel singers than on pop divas, but MacLean makes the transition well.
  • She had already become one of the most famous pop divas in the world, because of the Supremes.
  • The legendary soul diva of divas makes a welcome return date to Fairfield Concert Hall.
1.2A self-important person who is temperamental and difficult to please (typically used of a woman): she is much more the dedicated maverick than the petulant diva...
  • She is a self-centered downtown diva with a head full of attitude.
  • She never earned the reputation of being 'difficult' or a diva.
  • Sorry, Jenny, there's no space for diva behaviour here

Origin

Late 19th century: via Italian from Latin, literally 'goddess'.

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