sestet

英 [ses'tet] 美[sɛs'tɛt]
  • n. 六重唱曲;六行诗节

英英释义


1. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
2. six performers or singers who perform together
3. a set of six similar things considered as a unit
4. a musical composition written for six performers
5. a rhythmic group of six lines of verse

英文词源


sestet (n.)
1801, from Italian sestetto, diminutive of sesto "sixth," from Latin sextus (see Sextus).