a person who plays a musical instrument or writes music, especially as a job 音乐家;作曲家;乐师 a jazz/rock/classical musician 爵士乐手/摇滚乐手/古典音乐家 She has been a professional musician for over 25 years. 她已经成为一名职业音乐家超过25年了。 The competition recognizes talented young musicians. 比赛表彰有才华的年轻音乐家。 A group of local musicians entertained the guests. 一群当地的音乐家招待客人。 The pipes were played by Irish musician, John Burney. 这些管子是由爱尔兰音乐家约翰·伯尼演奏的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Musica2, Jobsa2Armstrong was still a great jazz musician in the fifties. 阿姆斯特朗在50年代仍然是一位伟大的爵士乐手。 many pop and rock musicians sing in English rather than their mother tongue. 许多流行音乐和摇滚乐手用英语而不是他们的母语唱歌。 You have to be a very dedicated musician to get to the top. 要想成为一流的音乐家你必须全身心地投入。 She had toured as a backing musician for Madonna. 她曾以麦当娜伴奏乐师的身分巡回演出。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accomplished
- brilliant
- excellent
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- perform (something)
- play (something)
- sing (something)
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French musicien, from Latin musica, from Greek mousikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of the Muses’, from mousa ‘muse’.