1773, "musical composition for four instruments or voices," from French quartette, from Italian quartetto, diminutive of quarto "fourth," from Latin quartus "fourth" (see quart). Meaning "set of four singers or musical performers" is from 1814.
雙語例句
1. The guests were entertained by a string quartet.
一個弦樂四重奏樂團為客人們獻藝演奏。
來自柯林斯例句
2. a Beethoven string quartet
貝多芬弦樂四重奏曲
來自《權威詞典》
3. A quartet is playing tonight.
今天晚上有一個四重唱表演小組的演出.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Our quartet was out hustling and we knew we stood good to take in a lot of change before the night was over.
我們的四重奏是明顯地賣座的,而且我們知道在天亮以前,我們有把握收入一大筆錢.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. The String Quartet No. 1 is an early work, composed in California in 1941.