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- chiefly Ballet an act of spinning on one foot, typically with the raised foot touching the knee of the supporting leg【主芭蕾】皮鲁厄特(单腿原地旋转, 尤指抬起一腿碰到支撑腿膝盖处的旋转)。
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- a movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse makes a circle by pivoting on a hind leg, while cantering(盛装舞步及古典骑术中马在慢跑时)后腿单腿站立旋转。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from French, literally 'spinning top', of unknown ultimate origin.