| 单词 | first man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfirst man first man n. [in sense (a) after Italian primo uomo primo uomo n.] (a) the principal male role or singer in an opera or opera company; = primo uomo n. (now historical); †(b) Mining (see quot. 1883) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > opera-singer > [noun] > chief male singer first man1757 primo tenore1798 primo uomo1829 primo tenore assoluto1848 1757 H. Mann Let. 27 Aug. in H. Walpole Corr. (1960) XXI. 128 Manzuoli is our first man, and the best singer at present in Italy. 1880 G. Grove Dict. Music II. 509/1 It was de rigueur that the First Man (Primo uomo) should be an artificial Soprano. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining First man, the head butty or coal getter in a stall, who..is responsible for the safety of the men working under him and for the proper working of the coal. 1992 J. Rosselli Singers Ital. Opera (1995) 130 From 1750 we can also observe a widening of differentials between the fees paid to stars (the first man or first woman or both) and those paid to the other singers. < as lemmas |
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