| 单词 | classical |
| 释义 | classical (once / 428 pages) 1adj 2adj 3n Has the building got columns in front of it? Check. Has the music got lots of strings and horns? Check. Chances are both are classical — representative of a past culture. Often classical describes anything from ancient Greek or Roman culture, because, boy, those guys were good. Be careful when using classical and classic; they're not exactly the same. While something classical is usually a classic, it doesn't necessarily work the other way around. A classic is something exceptional that we tend to judge in a different time frame. A classic rock album? Definitely not made by the ancient Greeks or Romans. So far as we know. WORD FAMILYclassical: classicalism, classically, classicals, neoclassical, nonclassical+/classic: classical, classicise, classicism, classicize, classicly, classics, neoclassic/classicise: classicised, classicising/classicism: classicisms, classicist, classicistic, neoclassicism/classicist: classicists/classicize: classicized, classicizes, classicizing/neoclassicism: neoclassicist, neoclassicistic/neoclassicist: neoclassicists USAGE EXAMPLESListening to classical music is a very rigorous task and requires a lot of focus. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) What about “classical crossover” — a genre that’s perched between classical and pop music, which some people say vulgarizes or dumbs down classical music? New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) The front of the building, facing Blucher Street, is very "classical" in style, according to Mr Rowe. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture Syn|Ant classic Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman, Hellenic, classic of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures neoclassic, neoclassicalcharacteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style nonclassical not classical moderncharacteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture pop, popular(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) 2adj of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures classical mythology classical Syn Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman, Hellenic, classic classic of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture 3adj of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome a classical scholar 4adj (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors 2classical Greek Syn received, standard conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers adj of recognized authority or excellence 3classical methods of navigation Syn authoritative, classic, definitive standard established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence n traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper classical music, serious music Messiah an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742 chamber music serious music performed by a small group of musicians operaa drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes cantata, oratorioa musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text concertoa composition for orchestra and a soloist fuguea musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement rondeau, rondoa musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata sonataa musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms bouffe, comic opera, opera bouffe, opera comiqueopera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken grand operaopera in which all the text is sung musical dramaopera in which the musical and dramatic elements are equally important; the music is appropriate to the action concerto grossoa baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments piano sonataa sonata for piano sonatinaa short and simple sonata symphonic music, symphonya long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra genre, music genre, musical genre, musical style an expressive style of music |
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