Word · Frequency #17340
sonata
奏鸣曲
a musical composition of three or four movements of contrasting forms
- 1.
A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.
一种为一件或几件乐器(常为钢琴)而作的音乐作品,通常有三或四个调性和速度各异的乐章。
- 2.
a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
由三或四个对比形式乐章组成的音乐作品
一种为一件或几件乐器(常为钢琴)而作的音乐作品,通常有三或四个调性和速度各异的乐章。；由三或四个对比形式乐章组成的音乐作品
In use
She practiced the piano sonata every evening until she could play it from memory.
The composer wrote his first sonata when he was only nineteen years old.
We listened to a beautiful violin sonata at the concert last night.
a sonata of [number] movements
表示奏鸣曲由几个乐章组成时，用 a sonata of + 数字 + movements。
This is a sonata of three movements.
这是一首三乐章的奏鸣曲。
[number] sonatas
sonata 的复数形式是 sonatas，与数词连用时用复数。
The composer wrote three sonatas.
这位作曲家写了三首奏鸣曲。
Common mistakes
I listened to a beautiful sonata music.
Connections
Collocations
- piano sonata
- 钢琴奏鸣曲
- She played a Beethoven piano sonata at the recital.她在独奏会上演奏了一首贝多芬钢琴奏鸣曲。
- violin sonata
- 小提琴奏鸣曲
- The violinist recorded all of Mozart's violin sonatas.这位小提琴家录制了莫扎特的全部小提琴奏鸣曲。
- sonata form
- 奏鸣曲式
- The first movement is written in sonata form.第一乐章采用奏鸣曲式写成。
- sonata in A minor
- A小调奏鸣曲
- Her recording of the sonata in A minor is famous.她录制的A小调奏鸣曲很有名。
- compose a sonata
- 创作一首奏鸣曲
- He composed a sonata for cello and piano.他创作了一首大提琴与钢琴奏鸣曲。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把 sonata 想成“锁那塔”，月光下一座银塔发出叮咚琴声，正是“奏鸣曲”的形象。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：music lessons、concert program notes、music criticism 该词是古典音乐术语，通常用于正式或半正式场合，如音乐课堂、音乐会介绍或乐评中；日常口语里提到具体曲目时也会用到，但频率较低。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with sonata: cantata, frittata, serenata, all with stressed /ɑːtə/. Lookalikes that sound different: data /ˈdeɪtə/ and sonnet /ˈsɒnɪt/, so they do not rhyme. Note: data only rhymes in the rarer British pronunciation /ˈdɑːtə/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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