prima ballerina
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pri·ma bal·le·ri·na /ˌpriːmə bæləˈriːnə/ noun [countable] APDthe main woman dancer in a group of ballet dancers 〔芭蕾舞团的〕主要[首席]女演员
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prima ballerina• Once the best you could hope for was a 50-year-old prima ballerina who sometimes starred at the local opera house.Origin prima ballerina (1900-2000) Italian “first female dancer”pri·ma bal·le·ri·na nounChineseSyllable
the woman main in of group dancer ballet Corpus a
prima ballerina
pri‧ma bal‧le‧ri‧na /ˌpriːmə bæləˈriːnə/
noun [countable]
pri‧ma bal‧le‧ri‧na /ˌpriːmə bæləˈriːnə/
noun [countable] Date: 1900-2000
Language: Italian
Origin: 'first female dancer'
the main woman dancer in a group of ballet dancers
Language: Italian
Origin: 'first female dancer'