Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2984
opera
歌剧
a drama set to music, with singing and orchestral accompaniment
- 1.
A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
融合戏剧、音乐、歌曲,有时包括舞蹈的舞台作品。
- 2.
The score for such a work.
此类作品的总谱。
- 3.
The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
歌剧体裁,即创作歌剧的艺术。
- 4.
A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
专门用于上演歌剧的建筑；歌剧院。
- 5.
A company dedicated to performing such works.
专门演出歌剧的剧团。
- 6.
Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.
任何类似歌剧的浮华、夸张或脱离现实的演出。
歌剧院；Opera浏览器；融合戏剧、音乐、歌曲,有时包括舞蹈的舞台作品。；此类作品的总谱。；歌剧体裁,即创作歌剧的艺术。
In use
We went to the opera last Saturday and the singing was amazing.
My grandmother listens to opera every morning while she drinks her tea.
She has seen many operas, but this one is her favorite.
perform/stage an opera
指演出歌剧，opera前可加修饰语。
The company will perform a new opera next month.
该公司下个月将上演一部新歌剧。
an opera by composer
表示某作曲家创作的歌剧作品。
She is studying an opera by Mozart.
她正在研究莫扎特的一部歌剧。
go to the opera
指去歌剧院看歌剧演出，定冠词the不可省略。
We went to the opera last night.
Connections
Collocations
- go to the opera
- 去看歌剧
- We often go to the opera on weekends.我们周末经常去看歌剧。
- opera house
- 歌剧院
- The Sydney Opera House is a famous landmark.悉尼歌剧院是一个著名的地标。
- opera singer
- 歌剧演员
- She dreams of becoming an opera singer.她梦想成为一名歌剧演员。
- comic opera
- 喜歌剧
- Comic opera often features humorous plots.喜歌剧通常有幽默的情节。
- soap opera
- 肥皂剧
- She watches her favorite soap opera every evening.她每晚看她最喜欢的肥皂剧。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想音译'欧佩拉'，想象欧洲歌剧院里华丽的演唱场景。
Context & Register
歌剧一词多用于正式场合，如歌剧院、音乐厅或文化讨论中，日常对话中也较常见，整体语域偏中性正式。
Grammar Note
通常指一部歌剧作品或建筑，可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme exactly with 'opera' /ˈɒpərə/ because their stressed vowel differs (e.g., /æ/, /eɪ/, /ɛ/, /uː/, /eɪ/, /uː/). They are useful for comparing the '-era' or '-per' spelling patterns but differ in pronunciation.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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