chorus

• n. コーラス; ユニゾン; 歌とダンスのチーム
• vt.合唱する；ユニゾンで話す
• vi. 合唱する；ユニゾンで話す
• n. （コーラス）人の名前；（フランス語）コーラス

PIE*gher、丸い、円、語源的にはyardと同じ、歌手やダンサーの輪、後にコーラス。

chorus

chorus: see choir

chorus (n.)

1560s, from Latin chorus "a dance in a circle, the persons singing and dancing, the chorus of a tragedy," from Greek khoros "band of dancers or singers, dance, dancing ground," perhaps from PIE *gher- "to grasp, enclose," if the original sense of the Greek word is "enclosed dancing floor." Extension from dance to voice is because Attic drama arose from tales inserted in the intervals of the dance. In Attic tragedy, the khoros (of 12 or 15 (tragic) or 24 (comedic) persons) gave expression, between the acts, to the moral and religious sentiments evoked by the actions of the play.

When a Poet wished to bring out a piece, he asked a Chorus from the Archon, and the expenses, being great, were defrayed by some rich citizen (the khoregos): it was furnished by the Tribe and trained originally by the Poet himself" [Liddell & Scott]

Originally in English used in theatrical sense; meaning of "a choir" first attested 1650s. Meaning "the refrain of a song" (which the audience joins in singing) is 1590s. As a verb, 1703, from the noun. Chorus girl is 1894.

1. "All the best," called the other typists in chorus .

「万事順調に」他のタイピストが声をそろえて叫んだ。

2.Caroline sang two verses and the chorus of her song.

キャロラインは彼女の曲の2つとサビの部分を歌った。

3."I 've got an idea，"said Edward to a chorus of groans.

「私は方法を思いついた」エドワードはハミングの中で言った。

He produced "A Chorus Line "，Broadway 's longest running show.

彼は『歌舞線上』というブロードウェイの衰えない演目を制作した。

5.He was greeted with a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday.

彼を迎えたのは、みんなで「お誕生日おめでとうございます」を斉唱し、彼を感動させた。