| 正面 | 3882.opera 英 ['ɒp(ə)rə]美 ['ɑprə]     |
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| 背面 |      释义： 1. 音译“爵士”。n. 歌剧；歌剧院；歌剧团n. (Opera)人名；(意)奥佩拉 例句： 1. The following year she joined the Royal Opera House.次年她加入了皇家歌剧院。 opera 歌剧来自意大利语opera,音乐创作，作曲，歌剧，来自拉丁语operari,工作，劳作，创作，词源同opus,operate.后用于指歌剧。 opera (n.)"a drama sung" [Klein], 1640s, from Italian opera, literally "a work, labor, composition," from Latin opera "work, effort" (Latin plural regarded as feminine singular), secondary (abstract) noun from operari "to work," from opus (genitive operis) "a work" (see opus). Defined in "Elson's Music Dictionary" as, "a form of musical composition evolved shortly before 1600, by some enthusiastic Florentine amateurs who sought to bring back the Greek plays to the modern stage." No good opera plot can be sensible. ... People do not sing when they are feeling sensible. [W.H. Auden, 1961]As a branch of dramatic art, it is attested from 1759. First record of opera glass "small binoculars for use at the theater" is from 1738. Soap opera is first recorded 1939, as a disparaging reference to daytime radio dramas sponsored by soap manufacturers." |