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单词 buffo
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Definition of buffo in English:

buffo

nounPlural buffos ˈbʊfəʊˈbo͞ofō
  • A comic actor in Italian opera.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Donald Maxwell is a seasoned operatic buffo, who nicely cherishes, relishes and polishes his pontificating arias, with chorus usually dancing attendance.
    • Joel Katz played the buffo Sacristan with humour, and the required nervous tics so meticulously notated in Puccini's score.
    • English buffo Ian Wallace lacks the ripeness and buzz of the best Italian buffos, but the voice is substantial enough and his mastery of the text is never in doubt; his expertise shows through particularly during the "Gioa pace!" scene.
adjective ˈbʊfəʊˈbo͞ofō
  • Of or typical of Italian comic opera.

    意大利滑稽歌剧的;滑稽歌剧所特有的

    a buffo character

    滑稽歌剧中的一个角色。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By now, it should come as no surprise that Juan Diego Flórez is the ideal Rossini tenor, combining youthful charm with florid razzle-dazzle, or that Ferruccio Furlanetto (Mustafà) and Earle Patriarco are masters of the buffo idiom.
    • Finally, Saskia Willaert writes in some details about the buffo opera singer and the repertory of Italian opera in London.
    • The smaller parts are done with professional polish, and I must mention Salvatore Baccaloni in the little role of Doctor Grenvil, because he would continue on to become a buffo star at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1940s.
    • Those Mozart parts are known as buffo roles, written for the semi-comic character singers of Mozart's companies, rather than noble, heroic leading men.
    • After this quintessence of the buffo style, La Cenerentola, while not lacking in comic situations, is more sentimentally inclined, and in the remaining years of his Italian career Rossini produced no comedy at all.

Origin

Mid 18th century: Italian, 'puff of wind, buffoon', from buffare 'to puff', of imitative origin.

Rhymes

Truffaut

Definition of buffo in US English:

buffo

nounˈbo͞ofō
  • A comic actor in Italian opera or a person resembling such an actor.

    (意大利歌剧中的)滑稽男演员;丑角

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Donald Maxwell is a seasoned operatic buffo, who nicely cherishes, relishes and polishes his pontificating arias, with chorus usually dancing attendance.
    • Joel Katz played the buffo Sacristan with humour, and the required nervous tics so meticulously notated in Puccini's score.
    • English buffo Ian Wallace lacks the ripeness and buzz of the best Italian buffos, but the voice is substantial enough and his mastery of the text is never in doubt; his expertise shows through particularly during the "Gioa pace!" scene.
adjectiveˈbo͞ofō
  • Of or typical of Italian comic opera.

    意大利滑稽歌剧的;滑稽歌剧所特有的

    a buffo character

    滑稽歌剧中的一个角色。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By now, it should come as no surprise that Juan Diego Flórez is the ideal Rossini tenor, combining youthful charm with florid razzle-dazzle, or that Ferruccio Furlanetto (Mustafà) and Earle Patriarco are masters of the buffo idiom.
    • Finally, Saskia Willaert writes in some details about the buffo opera singer and the repertory of Italian opera in London.
    • The smaller parts are done with professional polish, and I must mention Salvatore Baccaloni in the little role of Doctor Grenvil, because he would continue on to become a buffo star at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1940s.
    • Those Mozart parts are known as buffo roles, written for the semi-comic character singers of Mozart's companies, rather than noble, heroic leading men.
    • After this quintessence of the buffo style, La Cenerentola, while not lacking in comic situations, is more sentimentally inclined, and in the remaining years of his Italian career Rossini produced no comedy at all.

Origin

Mid 18th century: Italian, ‘puff of wind, buffoon’, from buffare ‘to puff’, of imitative origin.

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