octet
octet — 名詞
- octetsingular
- octetsplural
1. a piece of music that has been created so that eight instruments or voices can p
八重奏曲
為八件樂器或八位歌手寫的樂曲
a piece of music that has been created so that eight instruments or voices can play it together.
Mendelssohn wrote his famous octet when he was only sixteen years old.
Mendelssohn 在只有十六歲時就寫出了他著名的八重奏曲。
common collocation: write/compose an octet
The string quartet teamed up with four more players to perform a Schubert octet.
這個弦樂四重奏團再加上四位演奏者，一起演出舒伯特的八重奏曲。
collocation: perform an octet
Dahlia practiced her clarinet part in the wind octet every evening before the concert.
Dahlia 每天晚上演奏會前都會練習她在這首木管八重奏曲中的單簧管部分。
The composer arranged the symphony as an octet so smaller venues could stage it.
這位作曲家把交響曲改編成八重奏曲，好讓較小的場地也能演出。
用法筆記
Subject is usually the composer, the work, or a music group. Often paired with 'string', 'wind', or 'brass' to specify the instruments.
常見錯誤
2. a group of eight musicians or singers who play or sing as one ensemble.
八重奏團
由八位音樂家或歌手組成的演出團體
a group of eight musicians or singers who play or sing as one ensemble.
The jazz octet took the stage at the festival and opened with a slow blues number.
這個爵士八重奏團在音樂節上登台，以一首慢板藍調作為開場。
subject: a music ensemble
Tomás joined a vocal octet at his university and now sings every Sunday at the chapel.
Tomás 在大學裡加入了一個人聲八重奏團，現在每個星期天都會在教堂演唱。
collocation: join an octet
The conductor introduced each member of the brass octet before the first piece began.
指揮在第一首曲子開始前，先介紹了銅管八重奏團的每一位成員。
Élise and seven other graduates formed an octet to perform at weddings and small parties.
Élise 和其他七位畢業生組成了一個八重奏團，到婚禮和小型聚會上演出。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense refers to the eight people performing, while sense 1 refers to the musical work itself. The same word is used for both, so context decides.
3. a set or collection of eight people or things that are counted or treated as one
八個一組
視為一組的八個人或八樣東西
a set or collection of eight people or things that are counted or treated as one unit.
An octet of climbers reached the summit just before sunrise on the second day.
一組八人的登山者在第二天日出前不久攻上山頂。
pattern: an octet of [plural noun]
Aylin packed an octet of fragile glass jars carefully into the wooden shipping crate.
Aylin 把八個易碎的玻璃罐小心地裝進木製運輸箱裡。
pattern: an octet of [things]
The gallery displayed an octet of small paintings along one wall of the main hall.
畫廊在主廳的一面牆上展示了八幅小型畫作。
Christopher invited an octet of close friends over to celebrate his promotion at work.
Christopher 邀請了八位好朋友來慶祝他工作上的升遷。
- eight
eight is the everyday cardinal number; octet is the formal noun for a set of eight
用法筆記
Used in formal or literary writing to count groups of eight. In everyday speech, native speakers say 'a group of eight' or 'eight of them' instead.