classical
adjective
uk/ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/classicaladjective(ART, MUSIC ETC)
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traditionalinstyleorform, orbasedonmethodsdevelopedover alongperiodoftime, andconsideredto be oflastingvalue:
Does shestudyclassicalballetormodernballet?她学的是古典芭蕾还是现代芭蕾?
Itendtolistentopopmusicratherthan classical.
He is one ofourgreatestclassicalactors.他是最伟大的古典派演员之一。
See also
classical music
used todescribesomething that isattractivebecause it has asimple,traditionalstyle:
(式样)简洁典雅的Ilovethe classicallinesof hisdressdesigns.我喜欢他服装设计中简洁典雅的线条。
musicspecialized
used to refer to astyleofmusicwritten inEuropebetween about 1750 and 1830:
欧洲古典音乐的(1750年到1830年间在欧洲创作的)Theworksof Haydn and Mozartbelongto the classicalperiod.海登跟莫扎特的作品均创作于欧洲古典音乐时期。
Custom, tradition & conformity
- Americanization
- anti-classical
- anti-conventional
- anti-institutional
- anti-traditional
- custom
- demi-monde
- desi
- endogamy
- exogamy
- multiculturalism
- non-classical
- non-conservative
- non-traditional
- nonconformist
- unconventional
- unconventionally
- undoctrinaire
- unorthodox
- zeitgeist
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Types of music
Attractive
classicaladjective(ANCIENT CULTURE)
belongingto orrelatingto thecultureofancientRome and Greece:
和古希腊和古罗马文化相关的the classicalworld古希腊和古罗马文化世界
classicalliterature古希腊和古罗马文学
See also
neoclassicalspecialized
Ancient history: before 500 AD
- ancient
- ancients
- antiquity
- archaic
- Bactrian
- centurion
- dolmen
- Euphrates
- gladiator
- glyph
- Grecian
- Hellenic
- mummy
- necropolis
- pharaoh
- procurator
- Qin dynasty
- Romano-
- Sanskrit
- sarcophagus
Grammar
Classicorclassical?
Classic means ‘high quality’. In particular, we use it to mean something that is valued because it has a traditional style:…Classic: adjective
Classic means ‘high quality’. In particular, we use it to mean something that is valued because it has a traditional style:…Classic: noun
We can use a classic and the classics to refer to the greatest and most famous works of literature from the past:…Classical: adjective
We use classical to refer to the culture of the past and to art forms which belong to a long formal tradition:…