English Dictionary

opera

/ˈɒp.əɹ.ə/

noun

(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. / (music) The score for such a work. / A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.

I am going to watch an opera tonight.

意味（1）

(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.

意味（2）

(music) The score for such a work.

意味（3）

A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.

“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"

意味（4）

A company dedicated to performing such works.

意味（5）

(by extension) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.