Word · Frequency #4292
suite
套间;套房
A set of connected rooms used as a living unit, especially in a hotel.
- 1.
A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
随从、仆人等一群人;扈从。
- 2.
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
由几个松散联系的乐章组成的音乐作品。
- 3.
A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or classed together.
一系列相连或连续的事物;一起使用或归类的若干事物。
- 4.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
由一系列相连房间组成的居住单元,如酒店套房。
- 5.
A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access.
一组相连的房间,通常可通过入口与其他房间分开。
- 6.
the group following and attending to some important person
跟随并侍奉重要人物的随从群体。
- 7.
A musical form, popular before the time of the sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude.
一种音乐形式,在奏鸣曲时代之前流行,由一系列同一调性的乐曲组成,多为各种舞曲节奏,有时有精心的前奏。
- 8.
An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen.
从包含音乐以外其他元素的大型作品中摘录的器乐片段;例如,《胡桃夹子组曲》是芭蕾舞剧《胡桃夹子》中的音乐(而非舞蹈),《卡门组曲》是歌剧《卡门》中的器乐(而非歌唱和舞蹈)。
- 9.
A group of related computer programs distributed together.
一组相关的计算机程序,一起分发。
软件套件;套装软件;组曲;套曲;一系列;一套;一组;随从;随员;随从、仆人等一群人;扈从。
In use
The suite on the fifth floor has a separate living room.
We booked a corner suite for our anniversary weekend.
She prefers a quiet suite away from the elevator.
a suite of [n. pl.]
表示由多个乐章或曲目组成的套曲。
The composer wrote a suite of dances for the orchestra.
这位作曲家为管弦乐队写了一组舞曲组曲。
perform/compose a suite
The pianist performed the entire suite from memory.
钢琴家凭记忆演奏了整部组曲。
Common mistakes
He wore a blue suite.He wore a blue suit.
“suite”是名词,意为“套房”或“组曲”,而表示“西装”应用“suit”。此处因发音相似而误用。
Connections
Collocations
- orchestral suite
- 管弦乐组曲
- The composer wrote an orchestral suite for the concert.作曲家为音乐会创作了一首管弦乐组曲。
- hotel suite
- 酒店套房
- They booked a luxury hotel suite for their honeymoon.他们为蜜月预订了一间豪华酒店套房。
- bedroom suite
- 一套卧室家具
- They bought a new bedroom suite.他们买了一套新的卧室家具。
- software suite
- 软件套装
- Microsoft Office is a popular software suite.微软Office是流行的软件套装。
- suite of tools
- 一套工具
- The company offers a suite of tools for developers.公司为开发者提供了一套工具。
- presidential suite
Learner notes
Memory Tip
组曲 (suite) 发音像 'sweet',想象一组甜美的乐曲。
Context & Register
正式场合、古典音乐领域,指由几个乐章组成的器乐作品,中文译作'组曲'。
Grammar Note
可数名词,常与 of 连用表示一套/组。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with suite /swit/: sweet, treat, meet, street, feet, seat. Beware of lookalikes like 'suit' /sut/ and 'fruit' /frut/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.