| 释义 |
‖ brava, int. and n.|ˈbraːva|
[It., fem. of bravo int. and n.2]
A term of approbation addressed to a woman: excellent! well done! Hence as n., an exclamation of brava!
1803Lett. Miss Riversdale I. 92 Lord Grantin..encouraged me with bravas! 1943C. Knight Affair of Fainting Butler iv. 43 The secretary looked dourly at the black object for a moment, then..clapped it into her mouth and swallowed without so much as a sip of water. ‘Brava!’ exclaimed Hinckley, applauding with hands held high. 1951P. Branch Wooden Overcoat xi. 117 ‘Brava!’ said Hugo calmly. ‘I couldn't have done better myself.’ 1977Washington Post 9 May b7/4 To have enforced this would have been to deprive an opera audience of its favourite indoor sport, cheering arias and crying ‘brava’. 1984N.Y. Times 22 July i. 44/1 Alicia de Larrocha..played a Mozart concerto, won protracted bravas, and..eclipsed everything else on the Mostly Mozart program. |