overture /'әuvә.tʃuә/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- (n.) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Chinese translation
- n. 主动表示, 事件的开端, 序言, 提议, 提案, 初步交涉
- vt. 提议, 为...奏前奏曲
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /'әuvә.tʃuә/
- Syllables
- 3
- Exam levels
- IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.01 · Super Super Rare
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