| 单词 | ballerina |
| 释义 | ballerina (once / 7265 pages) n A girl or woman who dances professionally with a ballet is a ballerina. The lead dancer in "The Nutcracker" is a ballerina. It's more common to call a female dancer a "ballet dancer" than a ballerina these days. Historically, the term ballerina was saved for the very best female solo dancers in a ballet company, similar to the word diva in opera. In French, you call a female dancer a danseuse, and while the word ballerina means "dancing girl" in Italian, it's more accepted to use the word danzatrice in Italy. WORD FAMILYballerina: ballerinas USAGE EXAMPLESI’ve heard old dancers say that a ballerina should leave “essences” of herself in the air as she moves on; these women certainly did. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) One ad featured a smiling young woman with the headline: “A ballerina yesterday. An engineer today.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) Bening walks this delicate line with the skill of a beatnik ballerina. Time(Dec 27, 2016) n a female ballet dancer Syn|Hypo|Hyper danseuse prima ballerina a leading female ballet dancer ballet dancer a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company |
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