coryphee
/kawr-uh-fey, kor-; French kaw-ree-fey/US // ˌkɔr əˈfeɪ, ˌkɒr-; French kɔ riˈfeɪ //UK // (ˌkɒrɪˈfeɪ) //
珊瑚礁
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n.名词 noun
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plural cor·y·phées [kawr-uh-feyz, kor-; French kaw-ree-fey]. /ˌkɔr əˈfeɪz, ˌkɒr-; French kɔ riˈfeɪ/.
- : a member of a ballet company who dances usually as part of a small group and who ranks below the soloists.
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Examples
A jug held tightly in both hands, he chooses his steps as would a dainty Coryphee.
That girl might be anything—Queen of Spain, or coryphee in the opera ballet.
She is now, I am told, a coryphee in one of the public dancing halls.
A coryphee is testing her pretty little toes in Sir Hubert's skiff.
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