clas·si·cal
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈklæsɪkl/
/ˈklæsɪkl/
[usually before noun]- relating to classical music
古典音乐的 - a classical composer/musician/pianist
古典音乐作曲家／音乐家／钢琴家 - a classical concert
古典音乐会
Collocations MusicMusicListeningTopics Musica2- listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
- listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
- put on/play a CD/a song/some music
- turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
- go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
- copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
- download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
- play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
- sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
- hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
- accompany a singer/choir
- strum a chord/guitar
- form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
- give a performance/concert/recital
- do a concert/recital/gig
- play a concert/gig/festival/venue
- perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
- appear at a festival/live
- go on/embark on a (world) tour
- write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
- land/get/sign a record deal
- be signed to/be dropped by a record company
- record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
- be top of/top the charts
- get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
- a classical composer/musician/pianist
- widely accepted and used for a long time; traditional in style or idea
古典的；经典的；传统的 - the classical economics of Smith and Ricardo
斯密与李嘉图的古典经济学 - the classical theory of unemployment
传统的失业理论 - classical and modern ballet/dance
古典与现代芭蕾舞／舞蹈
- the classical economics of Smith and Ricardo
- connected with or influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
和古希腊与古罗马文化相关的；受古希腊与古罗马文化影响的 - classical studies
古希腊与古罗马的文化研究 - a classical scholar (= an expert in Latin and Greek)
研究拉丁文与希腊文的学者 - classical architecture
古希腊与古罗马式的建筑风格。
- classical studies
- (also more frequent classic)with all the features you would expect to find; very typical
有代表性的；典型的 - These are classical examples of food allergy.
这些是食物过敏的典型病例。
- These are classical examples of food allergy.
- (of a language) ancient in its form and no longer used in a spoken form
古文的；文言的 - classical Arabic
古阿拉伯语
- classical Arabic
- simple and attractive
简洁优美的；朴实美观的 - the classical elegance of the design
设计简洁典雅
- the classical elegance of the design
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘outstanding of its kind’): from Latin classicus ‘belonging to a class’ (later ‘of the highest class’, from classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’) + -al.