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prima ballerina

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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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 ballerinaOnce 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
the woman main in of group dancer ballet Corpus a


prima ballerina
prima ballerina /ˌpriːmə bæləˈriːnə/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Italian
 Origin: 'first female dancer'
the main woman dancer in a group of ballet dancers


prima ballerinaBrE /ˌpriːmə ˌbæləˈriːnə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpriːmə ˌbæləˈriːnə/ 🔊 nounthe main woman dancer in a ballet company (芭蕾舞团的)首席女舞蹈演员