1690s, "piece of music for one voice or instrument," from Italian solo, literally "alone," from Latin solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). As an adjective in English from 1712, originally in the non-musical sense of "alone, unassisted;" in reference to aircraft flying from 1909. The verb is first attested 1858 in the musical sense, 1886 in a non-musical sense. Related: Soloed; soloing.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The piece segues into his solo with the strings.
曲終后緊接著就是他的弦樂(lè)獨(dú)奏。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He has acquired a reputation as this country's premier solo violinist.
他已經(jīng)贏得了該國(guó)首席小提琴獨(dú)奏家的名譽(yù)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. She went solo backpacking for eight months in the Australian outback.