- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a small group of musicians, dancers or actors who perform together 乐团,剧团,舞剧团(全体成员) a brass/wind/string, etc. ensemble 铜管乐器、管乐器、弦乐器等合奏组 The ensemble is/are based in Lyons. 这个乐团总部设在里昂。
- [countable, usually singular] (formal)
a number of things considered as a group 全体;整体 - [countable, usually singular]
a set of clothes that are worn together 全套服装 A pair of pink shoes completed her striking ensemble. 一双粉红色的鞋子完成了她引人注目的套装。
Word Originlate Middle English (formerly as an adverb meaning ‘at the same time’): from French, based on Latin insimul, from in- ‘in’ + simul ‘at the same time’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.