overture
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈəʊvətjʊə/|/ˈəʊvətʃ(ʊ)ə/
美 /ˈoʊvəɹt͡ʃəɹ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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An opening; a recess or chamber.
— c. 1612', George Chapman, A Hymne to Hermes the cave's inmost overture
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Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
— It was he That made the overture of thy treasons to us.
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An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
— overture of friendship
- A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
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A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
— The overture was almost at a close; and silence being now more effective than any thing that he could urge in favour of the play, Courtenaye went behind the scenes:...
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A medley of themes from a larger work, such as an opera or musical, typically played at the beginning but sometimes played at any part of the work or performed as a standalone piece.
— The paradoxical use of an overture at the end of a concert occasionally gave rise to satire in the musical press.
动词 v.
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To make overtures; to approach with a proposal.
— For a partner setting a table in a game of “house,” an overturing child might assume the role of the father returning home from work at dinnertime rather than overturing by throwing a ball toward the child and yelling “catch.”
形容词 adj.
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Overt, that is, disclosed.
— Crest : A falcon, wings overture.
词源
词源 1
From Middle English overture, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French overture, from Old French overture, from Latin apertūra. Doublet of aperture.
词源 2
From Middle English overture, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French overture, from Old French overture, from Latin apertūra. Doublet of aperture.
词源 3
From Middle English overture, from Anglo-Norman, Middle French overture, from Old French overture, from Latin apertūra. Doublet of aperture.
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