a cappella
a cappella — 形容詞
1. relating to music that uses only human voices, with no musical instruments playi
無伴奏合唱
僅靠人聲，無樂器伴奏
relating to music that uses only human voices, with no musical instruments playing at the same time
The choir sang an a cappella folk song, making every voice clearly heard.
合唱團演唱了一首無伴奏合唱民歌，每個人的聲音都清晰可辨。
a cappella + version — describes an arrangement
Adaeze enjoys a cappella music because the different voices blend so naturally together.
Adaeze 很喜歡無伴奏合唱音樂，因為不同的人聲能自然地融合在一起。
a cappella + music — attributive adjective
The audience watched in silence while the choir sang an a cappella hymn arrangement.
觀眾靜靜地看著合唱團演唱無伴奏合唱的讚美詩編曲。
Minho downloaded a cappella tracks from VoiceLab, a group that records pop-song covers.
Minho 從 VoiceLab 下載了無伴奏合唱曲，這個團體專門錄製流行歌曲的翻唱。
- unaccompanied
broader term — can apply to solo instrumental music too, not just voices
- voice-only
informal synonym commonly used in program notes or informal descriptions
- accompanied
performed with instruments
- instrumental
played on instruments, not sung
文法句型
a cappella + [noun] — describes a type of music or performance
用法筆記
Attributive only — this sense appears before a noun referring to music or a performance (a cappella version, a cappella music, a cappella arrangement). It is not used predicatively (*The music is a cappella). The predicative use belongs to the adverb sense.
常見錯誤
2. describes a singing group whose members use only their voices and never play ins
純人聲合唱團
不使用樂器的歌唱團體
describes a singing group whose members use only their voices and never play instruments like drums or keyboards
Valentina joined an a cappella group at university and quickly made many close friends.
Valentina 在大學加入了一個純人聲合唱團，很快就交到許多好朋友。
a cappella group — describes a singing ensemble
The a cappella choir from Kyoto won first prize at the international competition.
來自京都的純人聲合唱團在國際比賽中贏得首獎。
Samir's sister is the director of a famous a cappella ensemble based in Toronto.
Samir 的姊姊是多倫多一個知名純人聲樂團的團長。
Luca tried out for the school's a cappella club but felt too nervous to sing.
Luca 去參加學校的純人聲社團甄選，但因為太緊張而唱得不好。
- voice-only ensemble
more formal term sometimes used in classical music contexts
文法句型
a cappella + [group noun] — describes a singing ensemble
用法筆記
Only used attributively before a noun for a group (a cappella group, a cappella choir, a cappella ensemble). Do not use this sense predicatively — instead say 'the group sings a cappella' using the adverb sense.
a cappella — 副詞
1. in a way that uses only voices for music, without a guitar, piano, or other inst
無伴奏
僅用人聲，不靠樂器
in a way that uses only voices for music, without a guitar, piano, or other instrument joining in
The students decided to sing the national anthem a cappella at the morning ceremony.
學生們決定在早上的典禮中清唱國歌。
sing + a cappella — adverb after verb
Naoko arranged the jazz tune to be performed a cappella by the vocal group.
Naoko 把那首爵士樂改編成由人聲合唱團無伴奏演唱。
Mark can sing a cappella for a long time without losing the correct pitch.
Mark 可以長時間無伴奏演唱而不走音。
The quartet from Seoul performed entirely a cappella, using only voices to create rich harmonies.
來自首爾的四重唱從頭到尾無伴奏演出，只用人聲創造出豐富的和聲。
- without accompaniment
more formal phrase that can apply to any instrument or voice
- with accompaniment
performed together with instruments
文法句型
[verb] + a cappella — modifies how a song is performed
用法筆記
Always follows the verb it modifies (sing a cappella, perform a cappella). Unlike the adjective senses, this is used predicatively: 'the song was performed a cappella' or 'they sang a cappella'.