quintet

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
    — The composer wrote a string quintet in his early twenties.
  2. A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
  3. Any group of five members
    — A jazz quintet performed at the festival.

词形变化

quintets plural quintette alternative

词汇关系

近义词
fivesome pentad pentuplet quinity quintad quintet quintuplet quintuplex
上位词
decade group
下位词
luster lustrum pentalogy quinquenniad quinquennium quinquevirate quintade quinquennal quinquennial quintennium quintole string quintet
衍生词
string quintet
相关词
duo trio triplet quartet sextet septet octet nonet chamber ensemble chamber orchestra number
并列词
duo trio quartet sextet
部分词
quin quint

词源

From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).
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