| 单词 |
overparted |
| 释义 |
overparted, a.|ˌəʊvəˈpɑːtɪd|
[f. over- 26 + part n. + -ed2.]
Having too difficult a part, or too many parts, to play. Also transf.
In quot. 19752 the sense is ‘having a voice too strong for the part’.
1588Shakes. L.L.L. v. ii. 588 He is a maruellous good neighbour insooth, and a verie good Bowler: but for Alisander, alas you see, how 'tis a little ore-parted. 1614B. Jonson Barth. Fair iii. iv, How now, Numps! almost tir'd i' your Protectorship? ouerparted? ouerparted? 1896Nation (N.Y.) 16 July 56/2 Viewed in comparison with the magnitude of the results, he is distinctly overparted. 1896G. B. Shaw How to become Mus. Critic (1960) 240 As Siegmund the Unlucky he was quite overparted. Ibid. 244 He was overparted in Siegfried. 1959Times 19 Nov. 16/2 Mr. William McAlpine seemed vocally over-parted as Boris. 1966New Statesman 25 Mar. 437/3 Overparted Mr Constantine is persuaded to deliver himself of some grand lines, among which ‘Je crois aux données immédiates de la conscience’ is probably as ludicrous as any. 1975Bookseller 26 July 315/1 Seemed rather over-parted as the Sunday Telegraph lead reviewer. 1975Gramophone Sept. 505/1 For some, Fischer-Dieskau is considerably over⁓parted. 1977Listener 5 May 592/2 The baritone and tenor soloists..rather seized the attention from the sadly overparted soprano. |
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