bravura
bravura — 形容詞
- bravurapositive
- more bravuracomparative
- most bravurasuperlative
1. describing a performance or creative work that is done with impressive technical
炫技的
技巧高超且引人注目的
describing a performance or creative work that is done with impressive technical ability and a confident, eye-catching style.
Layla's bravura piano solo brought the audience to their feet at the concert hall.
Layla 的炫技鋼琴獨奏讓音樂廳的觀眾全部起立喝采。
bravura + solo / performance — attributive adjective
The director praised Aoi for her bravura handling of the play's hardest scene.
導演稱讚 Aoi 以炫技般的手法處理了劇中最難的一幕。
bravura + gerund (handling)
João gave a bravura display of juggling that amazed the children at the festival.
João 在 festival 上展現了令人驚嘆的炫技雜耍表演。
Greta's bravura dance routine left the judges searching for words to describe it.
Greta 的炫技舞碼讓評審們一時之間找不到言語來形容。
- virtuoso
focuses on the performer's supreme skill rather than the showy effect
- dazzling
emphasises the visual or sensory impact more than the technical difficulty
- show-stopping
informal; suggests the performance is so impressive it interrupts the show with applause
- mediocre
average or unremarkable in quality, the opposite of impressive skill
文法句型
bravura + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — placed before the noun it modifies (a bravura performance, not ✗ the performance was bravura).
常見錯誤
bravura — 名詞
- bravurasingular
- bravurasplural
1. the impressive technical ability and confident, bold style shown by a performer
精湛技巧
表演或藝術作品中的高超技術及自信風格
the impressive technical ability and confident, bold style shown by a performer or artist in their work.
Megan played the violin passage with astonishing bravura and emotional depth.
Megan 以令人驚嘆的精湛技巧和情感深度演奏了小提琴樂段。
with + bravura (manner adverbial)
The young cellist's bravura surprised even the most demanding teachers at the conservatory.
那位年輕大提琴家的精湛技巧讓音樂學院裡最嚴格的老師都吃了一驚。
Kemi painted with such bravura that her portraits seemed to glow on the gallery wall.
Kemi 作畫時展現了如此精湛的技巧，她的肖像畫在畫廊牆上彷彿閃閃發光。
Nadia's bravura during the fencing match earned her a standing ovation from the crowd.
Nadia 在擊劍比賽中展現的精湛技巧為她贏得了全場的起立鼓掌。
- virtuosity
more formal; highlights supreme technical mastery rather than bold flair
- panache
emphasises stylish confidence and flair more than raw technical skill
- brilliance
broader term that can apply to intellectual or creative work, not just performance
- mediocrity
average or undistinguished quality
文法句型
with + bravura
display + bravura
用法筆記
Uncountable — cannot be used with 'a' (✗ a bravura) in this sense. Often follows the preposition 'with' (with bravura) or possessive determiners (his bravura, the pianist's bravura).
常見錯誤
2. a section of a musical composition written to be extremely difficult to perform,
炫技樂段
展現演奏者高超技巧的困難樂曲片段
a section of a musical composition written to be extremely difficult to perform, intended to show off the performer's technical skill.
The final movement contains a bravura for the solo trumpet that lasts three minutes.
最後一個樂章包含一段長達三分鐘的小號炫技樂段。
a bravura + for + [instrument]
Leo spent months practising the bravura in the second concerto before the audition.
Leo 在 audition 前花了幾個月的時間練習第二號協奏曲中的炫技樂段。
Yael could hear the orchestra struggle with the demanding bravura during the rehearsal.
Yael 聽到管弦樂團在排練時為了那段困難的炫技樂段而奮力演奏。
The conductor chose a bravura from a little-known Romantic symphony for the grand finale.
指揮從一首鮮為人知的浪漫時期交響曲中選了一段炫技樂段作為壓軸。
文法句型
a + bravura + for + [instrument]
play + a + bravura
用法筆記
Countable when referring to a specific passage (a bravura, several bravuras); uncountable when used as a general quality (the piece is full of bravura). Distinguish from noun sense 1, which names a quality — this sense names a specific section of music.