opera
/ˈɒprə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːprə/ (ame, ipa)
opera — 名詞
1. a stage work where the story is told mainly through singing with orchestral musi
歌劇
以歌唱推進劇情的舞台劇
a stage work where the story is told mainly through singing with orchestral music, or this type of music and performance in general
Lena sang in an opera at the city theater last winter.
Lena 去年冬天在市立劇院演出了一齣歌劇。
pattern: sing in an opera
We dressed up and went to the opera in Taipei.
我們盛裝打扮，去台北看歌劇。
pattern: go to the opera
The composer spent ten years writing an opera about war.
那位作曲家花了十年寫一部以戰爭為題的歌劇。
My uncle finds opera exciting, but my brother prefers jazz.
我叔叔覺得歌劇很精彩，但我弟弟比較喜歡爵士樂。
Last night's opera filled the old hall with sad voices.
昨晚那場歌劇讓老劇院充滿悲傷的歌聲。
- musical
a musical usually includes spoken dialogue, unlike opera
- operetta
often shorter, lighter, and more humorous than a full opera
- music drama
a more formal literary term, not the everyday word
文法句型
go to the opera
sing in an opera
write an opera
用法筆記
Countable for one work or one performance, as in an opera by Mozart. Often uncountable when you mean the art form in general, as in She studies opera.