overture
翻譯
序曲, 提議, 序幕
例句
The orchestra played the overture to the opera.
管弦樂隊演奏了那部歌劇的序曲。
He made a peace overture to his rival.
他向對手做出了和平姿態。
文法模式
the ((overture)) to (sth.) ……的序曲 The overture to the opera was beautiful.
to make an ((overture)) to (sb.) 向……提出建議 They made a peace overture to the rebels.
近義詞
序曲同義詞:prelude, introduction;提議同義詞:proposal, offer, approach。
詞源
源自古法語“overture”,意為“開放、開端”,來自“ouvrir”(打開)。
記憶技巧
可以把它想成是音樂的「開篇」樂章,或是談判的「開端」。