1. 1唱詩班成員(教會唱詩班的歌手;不是學校或社區合唱團團員)

    A chorister is a singer in a church choir. That is the old and still usual meaning. You meet the word in churches, especially in Britain, and in talk about cathedrals and church music.

    A choristerchorister is a singer in a church choir是教會唱詩班裡的歌手 That is the old and still usual meaning這是古老、而且現在依然通用的意思 You meet the word in churches, especially in Britain你會在教會裡遇到這個字,尤其是在英國 and in talk about cathedrals and church music也會出現在談論大教堂和教會音樂的場合

    Many choristers are children: famous church choirs long trained boys, and quite a few now train girls too. Adults can be choristers as well.

    Many choristers are children很多chorister是小孩 famous church choirs long trained boys有名的教會唱詩班長久以來都訓練男孩 and quite a few now train girls too現在也有不少開始訓練女孩 Adults can be choristers as well成人也可以是chorister

    The word feels a little formal and a little old. In everyday talk people often just say choir singer or choir member.

    The word feels a little formal and a little old這個字聽起來有點正式、也有點老派 In everyday talk people often just say choir singer or choir member日常說法裡大家常常就直接說choir singer或choir member

    Though actually, it is not a pop singer, and it is not just anyone who sings on Sunday. If the group is a school choir or a community choir, English speakers almost never say chorister.

    Though actually不過其實 it is not a pop singer它不是流行歌手 and it is not just anyone who sings on Sunday也不是隨便一個星期天在唱歌的人 If the group is a school choir or a community choir如果那個團體是學校合唱團或社區合唱團 English speakers almost never say chorister說英文的人幾乎不會用chorister這個字

core核心畫面

組成choir(教會的歌唱團)+ -ster(做這件事的人)。中古英語來自古法語裡「唱詩班歌手」一系的詞,後來才寫得像 choir + -ster。

同家族的字

  • choirchorister 所屬、所唱的那一團

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

choristernoun/ˈkɒɹɪstə(ɹ)/

  • 1

    A singer in a choir; especially a child in a church or cathedral choir.

    • None of the new choristers can sing in tune but they will learn soon enough.
    • These be my querysters To helpe me to synge, My hawkes to mattens rynge!
  • 2

    A director or leader of a choral group.

    • Jane was the chorister of her congregation's choir, and that occupied much of her time on the weekends.

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