concert
Definitions
A public performance of music.
音乐会；演奏会。
Agreement or coordinated action (esp. 'in concert with').
一致；协同（尤用于 in concert with）。
(formal) To arrange or do something together by agreement.
（正式）协同安排；协力进行。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcon- ('together') + cert (from certare, 'to strive, contend'). 'Striving together' softened from rivalry into cooperation — to act 'in concert' is to act in agreement. The musical concert came last: performers striving together in harmony.
Root cert still carries 11 more wordsWhy It Means This
concert hides a reversal. Its cert is not certus ('sure') but certare ('to contend') — yet the modern word means the opposite of conflict. The bridge: striving together (con- + certare) shifted from 'compete jointly' to 'agree, coordinate,' and from there to many musicians coordinating into one performance. So a concert is, at root, people who have agreed to make sound as one.
Common Collocations
- 1.in concert with与……协力
- 2.attend a concert参加音乐会
- 3.concert hall音乐厅
- 4.live concert现场演唱会
- 5.concert ticket音乐会门票
Example Sentences
- 1.
We're going to a rock concert on Saturday night.
- 2.
The agencies acted in concert to track the suspect.
- 3.
The two governments concerted their response to the crisis.