1690s, from Italian sonata "piece of instrumental music," literally "sounded" (i.e. "played on an instrument," as opposed to cantata "sung"), fem. past participle of sonare "to sound," from Latin sonare "to sound," from PIE *swene-, from root *swen- "to sound" (see sound (n.1)). Meaning narrowed by mid-18c. toward application to large-scale works in three or four movements.
雙語例句
1. The critics rhapsodized over her perfor-mance in "Autumn Sonata"
評論家對于她在電影《秋日奏鳴曲》中的表演大加贊賞。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The operation was code-named Moonlight Sonata.
這次行動的代號是“月光奏鳴曲”。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He played a piano sonata of his own composition.
他彈奏了一首自作的鋼琴奏鳴曲.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. The young boy played the violin sonata masterfully.