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单词 prima donna assoluta
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prima donna assolutan.

Brit. /ˌpriːmə ˈdɒnə(r) ˌasəˈl(j)uːtə/, U.S. /ˈˌprimə ˈdɑnə ˌɑsəˈludə/
Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian prima donna assoluta.
Etymology: < Italian prima donna assoluta (although this is apparently first attested later: a1904 or earlier) < prima donna prima donna n. + assoluta , feminine of assoluto absolute adj.
A prima donna of outstanding excellence. Also figurative.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > opera-singer > [noun] > prima donna
opera queen1747
prima donna1754
prima1768
first woman1772
prima donna assoluta1854
diva1883
1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxi. 200 A certain young lady, who had succeeded..to the place of prima-donna assoluta in Clive's heart.
1855 ‘G. Eliot’ in Fraser's Mag. 52 50/2 He will..interpolate no cantata to show off the powers of a prima donna assoluta.
1890 Sandusky (Ohio) Daily Reg. 27 Dec. Beatrix, being for the present a hostess as well as prima donna assoluta, was obliged to go and see about the supper.
1958 Listener 14 Aug. 250/2 A singer who is hailed as a prima donna assoluta.
1976 S. Galatopoulos (title) Callas: prima donna assoluta.
2004 Canberra Times (Austral.) (Nexis) 3 Jan. a5 He had decided, if there were going to be any prima donnas, he was going to be the prima donna assoluta.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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