| 释义 |
cho·ra·gus
\kəˈrāgəs\ noun
or cho·re·gus \-rē-\; also cho·ra·gos \-rāˌgäs, -_gəs\
(plural chora·gi \-ˌjī, -ˌgī\ ; or choraguses \-_gəsə̇z\ ; or chore·gi \-ˌjī, -ˌgī\ ; or choreguses \-_gəsə̇z\ ; also chora·goi \-ˌgȯi\)
Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin choragus, from Greek choragos, chorēgos, from choros chorus + -agos, -ēgos (from agein to lead) — more at chorus, agent
1. : the leader of a chorus or choir; broadly : the leader of any group or movement
< the choragus of the Victorian poets >
2.
a. : a leader of a dramatic chorus in ancient Greece — called also at later periods coryphaeus
b. : an Athenian who provided a dramatic chorus at his own expense |