a piece of music written as an introduction to an opera or a ballet （歌剧或芭蕾舞的）序曲，前奏曲 Prokofiev’s overture to ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 普罗科菲耶夫《罗密欧与朱丽叶序曲》
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- concert
- operatic
- overture to
- [usually plural] overture (to somebody)
a suggestion or an action by which somebody tries to make friends, start a business relationship, have discussions, etc. with somebody else 友好姿态；建议 He began making overtures to a number of merchant banks. 他开始主动同一些投资银行接触。 Maggie was never one to reject a friendly overture. 玛吉从来不会拒绝别人友好的表示。
Extra ExamplesHe made friendly overtures to the new people next door. 他向隔壁新邻居示好。 She spurned his overtures of love. 她轻蔑地拒绝了他的求爱。 overtures of friendship 友好的表示
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- friendly
- diplomatic
- peace
- …
- make
- respond to
- reject
- …
- overtures of
- overtures to
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘aperture’): from Old French, from Latin apertura ‘aperture’.