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    a cappella

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Music
    a cap·pel·la /ˌæ kæˈpelə $ ˌɑː kə-/ adjective, adverb  APMsung without any musical instruments 清唱的[地]，无乐器伴奏的[地]
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    a cappella• an a cappella group    Origin a cappella (1800-1900) Italian “in the style of the chapel”
    a cap·pel·la adjectiveChineseSyllable
    without any musical Corpus instruments sung


    a cappella
    a cap‧pel‧la /ˌæ kæˈpelə $ ˌɑː kə-/ adjective, adverb
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Italian
     Origin: 'in the style of the chapel'
    sung without any musical instruments


    a cap·pellaBrE /ˌæ kəˈpelə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæ kəˈpelə/ 🔊BrE /ˌɑː kəˈpelə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɑː kəˈpelə/ 🔊 adjective(of music 音乐) for singing voices alone, without musical instruments 清唱的；无乐器伴奏的▸ a cap·pella adverb