| 单词 | on pointe |
| 释义 | > as lemmason pointe The tip of the toe; = point n.1 22h. Also: the action or an act of rising on to on the tips of the toes. on pointe: = on point at point n.1 22h. Cf. en pointe adv. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > tips of toes pointe1846 point1912 1830 R. Barton tr. C. Blasis Code of Terpsichore (ed. 2) vi. 505 To waltz properly, all the beats, or tems, should be clearly marked, being attentive not to turn upon les pointes, or toes, in the same beats.] 1846 Musical World 21 Nov. 587/2 The pirouette and the pointe, which she achieves with great facility. 1850 Times 26 Aug. 5/4 Her executive powers, her ‘pointes’ especially, were unanimously praised. 1920 Dancing Times Feb. 413/1 Second and fourth couples run on the pointe under arch round first and third couples. 1949 Ballet Ann. 3 93 The advent of the Italian ballerina and her steel-like pointes and brilliant fouettés. 1963 P. van Praagh & P. Brinson Choreogr. Art iv. 29 The support of the shoe enabled her to turn and travel on pointe. 1987 Atlantic Mar. 88/2 There has always been something slightly stilted about the phrases Tharp makes for women on pointe. 2002 C. Lee Ballet in Western Culture vii. 142 The ballerina's increasing use of her pointes made her balance more precarious and required highly attentive partnering. < as lemmas |
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