philharmonic
Definitions
Devoted to music (used mainly in the names of orchestras and music societies)
爱乐的，热爱音乐的（主要用于乐团和音乐社团名称）
A symphony orchestra, or a society that supports one
爱乐乐团；爱乐协会
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedphil (love) + harmon (harmony, from harmonia) + -ic (adj.) = 'loving harmony,' i.e. devoted to music. Music societies in the 1700s–1800s adopted the name to brand their members as music-lovers; it then stuck to the orchestras themselves, so 'the Philharmonic' now usually means a major symphony orchestra.
Root phil still carries 11 more wordsWhy It Means This
Philharmonic is almost never a free-standing adjective in everyday speech — you meet it inside names: the Berlin Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic Society. The 'love of harmony' meaning is now so attached to these institutions that the word effectively functions as a noun for the orchestra itself.
Common Collocations
- 1.philharmonic orchestra爱乐乐团
- 2.philharmonic society爱乐协会
- 3.royal philharmonic皇家爱乐乐团
- 4.philharmonic concert爱乐音乐会
Example Sentences
- 1.
We have tickets to hear the Berlin Philharmonic next month.
- 2.
She plays first violin in the city's philharmonic orchestra.