Definition of diva in English:

diva

noun ˈdiːvəˈdivə

1A celebrated female opera singer.
著名的歌剧女歌唱家
Example sentencesExamples
- This is the story of Emma Albani, a woman from Chambly, Quebec who rose to become one of the late 19th century's greatest opera divas.
- Perhaps our diva should have listened more carefully to her colleagues in this La Traviata and learned something from them.
- I cannot emphasise too strongly the vocal results of this disc from two accomplished divas of this order.
- In those days, each operatic diva had fiercely partisan fans.
- The opera diva could accent a single word, like ‘ma’ in Rosina's aria in The Barber of Seville.
- How distant those days of divas and arias must seem now as he watches the clouds gather over the Cuillins.
- And with a soprano taking the role, rather than a mezzo-soprano, for once the two divas were equals in their fireworks.
- ‘In 1870, the diva of the opera house had the presence and effect of David Beckham, Madonna and Kylie Minogue all rolled into one,’ says Driver.
- The following year McNally won the Tony again for Master Class, his portrait of opera diva Maria Callas.
- Lieberson gets her own diva showcase at the Met later on this season, as Dido in Berlioz's Les Troyens, and I can't wait.
- One of Cuba's most celebrated divas will stop off in Cork and Dublin next weekend.
- In 1851 the famed diva Jenny Lind, known as the Swedish Nightingale, sang at the Academy of Music opera house in Northampton, Mass.
- Some of this singing is a little more operatic than it needs to be, but America's embrace is broad enough to hold the diva, the heldentenor, and more besides.
- Why would one of opera's most acclaimed divas take a major musical risk?
- Baker, not ordinarily thought of as a dramatic singer, shows most opera divas how to act with the voice.
Synonyms
leading actor, leading actress, leading performer, leading player, leading lady, leading man, lead, star
1. 1.1 A famous female singer of popular music.
  a pop diva
  Example sentencesExamples
  They make fantastically successful pop stars, soul divas and sensitive singer-songwriters.
  The legendary soul diva of divas makes a welcome return date to Fairfield Concert Hall.
  The pop diva has a long cherished dream of giving a live performance with K.J. Jesudas.
  In the end, I picked as my bachelorette a capricious little blonde with ambitions to be a rock diva.
  She had already become one of the most famous pop divas in the world, because of the Supremes.
  But the top act is the eponymous Triplets, sister divas who sing and swing with tireless exhilaration.
  So what is next for the reluctant jazz diva?
  The soul singers - the soul divas especially - of the 1990s became notorious for their ranges, their vocal power, their melisma.
  "But we never said we were soul divas, " protests Bunton.
  I've always loved big divas and their music, like Etta James.
  It's the kind of powerful voice which is more often found on gospel singers than on pop divas, but MacLean makes the transition well.
  She enlists her portly dog, Bruno, a stolen pedal boat and a trio of aged divas - the former showbiz-queen ‘triplets’ of the title.
  Beneath that formal newsreader exterior, who could have guessed that there lurked the spirit of a dance music diva?
  At 70, the flinty jazz diva took her final bow.
  The rising hip-hop diva has had a lot of good fortune come her way lately.
  Well, diva Patti Labelle has been thrilling music fans for more than four decades.
2. 1.2 A self-important person who is temperamental and difficult to please (typically used of a woman)
  she is much more the dedicated maverick than the petulant diva
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's long been rumoured that the singer is a bit of a diva.
  He's a team-first guy without ounce of diva in him.
  She's not spoiled, she's not precious, she's not needy and it sets a tone for everybody because if your leading lady isn't going to be a diva then there really isn't room for anybody to be a diva.
  She is a self-centered downtown diva with a head full of attitude.
  For God's sake, quit being such a diva.
  Adam is such a diva!
  Whatever the press says about him being a diva, he's not.
  She never earned the reputation of being 'difficult' or a diva.
  Sorry, Jenny, there's no space for diva behaviour here
  She looks lovely, just a shame she is let down by her terrible attitude and diva-like behaviour onset.
  Really wish he'd stop being an egotistical diva.
  David assumed she was going to be a diva but "she's just a regular chick and that surprised me the most."
  We all know celebs can be divas at the best of times.

Origin

Late 19th century: via Italian from Latin, literally 'goddess'.

Rhymes

achiever, believer, cleaver, deceiver, Eva, fever, Geneva, griever, heaver, leaver, lever, Neva, perceiver, receiver, reiver, reliever, retriever, Shiva, underachiever, viva, weaver, weever

Definition of diva in US English:

diva

nounˈdivəˈdēvə

1A famous female opera singer.
著名的歌剧女歌唱家
your average opera isn't over till the diva trills her high notes
Example sentencesExamples
- In those days, each operatic diva had fiercely partisan fans.
- ‘In 1870, the diva of the opera house had the presence and effect of David Beckham, Madonna and Kylie Minogue all rolled into one,’ says Driver.
- Lieberson gets her own diva showcase at the Met later on this season, as Dido in Berlioz's Les Troyens, and I can't wait.
- How distant those days of divas and arias must seem now as he watches the clouds gather over the Cuillins.
- And with a soprano taking the role, rather than a mezzo-soprano, for once the two divas were equals in their fireworks.
- Some of this singing is a little more operatic than it needs to be, but America's embrace is broad enough to hold the diva, the heldentenor, and more besides.
- Baker, not ordinarily thought of as a dramatic singer, shows most opera divas how to act with the voice.
- One of Cuba's most celebrated divas will stop off in Cork and Dublin next weekend.
- This is the story of Emma Albani, a woman from Chambly, Quebec who rose to become one of the late 19th century's greatest opera divas.
- Why would one of opera's most acclaimed divas take a major musical risk?
- In 1851 the famed diva Jenny Lind, known as the Swedish Nightingale, sang at the Academy of Music opera house in Northampton, Mass.
- Perhaps our diva should have listened more carefully to her colleagues in this La Traviata and learned something from them.
- The following year McNally won the Tony again for Master Class, his portrait of opera diva Maria Callas.
- The opera diva could accent a single word, like ‘ma’ in Rosina's aria in The Barber of Seville.
- I cannot emphasise too strongly the vocal results of this disc from two accomplished divas of this order.
Synonyms
leading actor, leading actress, leading performer, leading player, leading lady, leading man, lead, star
1. 1.1 A famous female singer of popular music.
  a pop diva
  Example sentencesExamples
  "But we never said we were soul divas, " protests Bunton.
  I've always loved big divas and their music, like Etta James.
  She had already become one of the most famous pop divas in the world, because of the Supremes.
  The pop diva has a long cherished dream of giving a live performance with K.J. Jesudas.
  It's the kind of powerful voice which is more often found on gospel singers than on pop divas, but MacLean makes the transition well.
  The rising hip-hop diva has had a lot of good fortune come her way lately.
  Beneath that formal newsreader exterior, who could have guessed that there lurked the spirit of a dance music diva?
  The legendary soul diva of divas makes a welcome return date to Fairfield Concert Hall.
  The soul singers - the soul divas especially - of the 1990s became notorious for their ranges, their vocal power, their melisma.
  At 70, the flinty jazz diva took her final bow.
  But the top act is the eponymous Triplets, sister divas who sing and swing with tireless exhilaration.
  They make fantastically successful pop stars, soul divas and sensitive singer-songwriters.
  So what is next for the reluctant jazz diva?
  Well, diva Patti Labelle has been thrilling music fans for more than four decades.
  She enlists her portly dog, Bruno, a stolen pedal boat and a trio of aged divas - the former showbiz-queen ‘triplets’ of the title.
  In the end, I picked as my bachelorette a capricious little blonde with ambitions to be a rock diva.
2. 1.2 A self-important person who is temperamental and difficult to please (typically used of a woman)
  she is much more the dedicated maverick than the petulant diva
  Example sentencesExamples
  Really wish he'd stop being an egotistical diva.
  Whatever the press says about him being a diva, he's not.
  He's a team-first guy without ounce of diva in him.
  She looks lovely, just a shame she is let down by her terrible attitude and diva-like behaviour onset.
  For God's sake, quit being such a diva.
  She never earned the reputation of being 'difficult' or a diva.
  It's long been rumoured that the singer is a bit of a diva.
  Sorry, Jenny, there's no space for diva behaviour here
  She is a self-centered downtown diva with a head full of attitude.
  David assumed she was going to be a diva but "she's just a regular chick and that surprised me the most."
  We all know celebs can be divas at the best of times.
  Adam is such a diva!
  She's not spoiled, she's not precious, she's not needy and it sets a tone for everybody because if your leading lady isn't going to be a diva then there really isn't room for anybody to be a diva.

Origin

Late 19th century: via Italian from Latin, literally ‘goddess’.

词汇	diva
释义	Definition of diva in English: diva noun ˈdiːvəˈdivə 1A celebrated female opera singer. 著名的歌剧女歌唱家 Example sentencesExamples This is the story of Emma Albani, a woman from Chambly, Quebec who rose to become one of the late 19th century's greatest opera divas. Perhaps our diva should have listened more carefully to her colleagues in this La Traviata and learned something from them. I cannot emphasise too strongly the vocal results of this disc from two accomplished divas of this order. In those days, each operatic diva had fiercely partisan fans. The opera diva could accent a single word, like ‘ma’ in Rosina's aria in The Barber of Seville. How distant those days of divas and arias must seem now as he watches the clouds gather over the Cuillins. And with a soprano taking the role, rather than a mezzo-soprano, for once the two divas were equals in their fireworks. ‘In 1870, the diva of the opera house had the presence and effect of David Beckham, Madonna and Kylie Minogue all rolled into one,’ says Driver. The following year McNally won the Tony again for Master Class, his portrait of opera diva Maria Callas. Lieberson gets her own diva showcase at the Met later on this season, as Dido in Berlioz's Les Troyens, and I can't wait. One of Cuba's most celebrated divas will stop off in Cork and Dublin next weekend. In 1851 the famed diva Jenny Lind, known as the Swedish Nightingale, sang at the Academy of Music opera house in Northampton, Mass. Some of this singing is a little more operatic than it needs to be, but America's embrace is broad enough to hold the diva, the heldentenor, and more besides. Why would one of opera's most acclaimed divas take a major musical risk? Baker, not ordinarily thought of as a dramatic singer, shows most opera divas how to act with the voice. Synonyms leading actor, leading actress, leading performer, leading player, leading lady, leading man, lead, star 1.1 A famous female singer of popular music. a pop diva Example sentencesExamples They make fantastically successful pop stars, soul divas and sensitive singer-songwriters. The legendary soul diva of divas makes a welcome return date to Fairfield Concert Hall. The pop diva has a long cherished dream of giving a live performance with K.J. Jesudas. In the end, I picked as my bachelorette a capricious little blonde with ambitions to be a rock diva. She had already become one of the most famous pop divas in the world, because of the Supremes. But the top act is the eponymous Triplets, sister divas who sing and swing with tireless exhilaration. So what is next for the reluctant jazz diva? The soul singers - the soul divas especially - of the 1990s became notorious for their ranges, their vocal power, their melisma. "But we never said we were soul divas, " protests Bunton. I've always loved big divas and their music, like Etta James. It's the kind of powerful voice which is more often found on gospel singers than on pop divas, but MacLean makes the transition well. She enlists her portly dog, Bruno, a stolen pedal boat and a trio of aged divas - the former showbiz-queen ‘triplets’ of the title. Beneath that formal newsreader exterior, who could have guessed that there lurked the spirit of a dance music diva? At 70, the flinty jazz diva took her final bow. The rising hip-hop diva has had a lot of good fortune come her way lately. Well, diva Patti Labelle has been thrilling music fans for more than four decades. 1.2 A self-important person who is temperamental and difficult to please (typically used of a woman) she is much more the dedicated maverick than the petulant diva Example sentencesExamples It's long been rumoured that the singer is a bit of a diva. He's a team-first guy without ounce of diva in him. She's not spoiled, she's not precious, she's not needy and it sets a tone for everybody because if your leading lady isn't going to be a diva then there really isn't room for anybody to be a diva. She is a self-centered downtown diva with a head full of attitude. For God's sake, quit being such a diva. Adam is such a diva! Whatever the press says about him being a diva, he's not. She never earned the reputation of being 'difficult' or a diva. Sorry, Jenny, there's no space for diva behaviour here She looks lovely, just a shame she is let down by her terrible attitude and diva-like behaviour onset. Really wish he'd stop being an egotistical diva. David assumed she was going to be a diva but "she's just a regular chick and that surprised me the most." We all know celebs can be divas at the best of times. Origin Late 19th century: via Italian from Latin, literally 'goddess'. Rhymes achiever, believer, cleaver, deceiver, Eva, fever, Geneva, griever, heaver, leaver, lever, Neva, perceiver, receiver, reiver, reliever, retriever, Shiva, underachiever, viva, weaver, weever Definition of diva in US English: diva nounˈdivəˈdēvə 1A famous female opera singer. 著名的歌剧女歌唱家 your average opera isn't over till the diva trills her high notes Example sentencesExamples In those days, each operatic diva had fiercely partisan fans. ‘In 1870, the diva of the opera house had the presence and effect of David Beckham, Madonna and Kylie Minogue all rolled into one,’ says Driver. Lieberson gets her own diva showcase at the Met later on this season, as Dido in Berlioz's Les Troyens, and I can't wait. How distant those days of divas and arias must seem now as he watches the clouds gather over the Cuillins. And with a soprano taking the role, rather than a mezzo-soprano, for once the two divas were equals in their fireworks. Some of this singing is a little more operatic than it needs to be, but America's embrace is broad enough to hold the diva, the heldentenor, and more besides. Baker, not ordinarily thought of as a dramatic singer, shows most opera divas how to act with the voice. One of Cuba's most celebrated divas will stop off in Cork and Dublin next weekend. This is the story of Emma Albani, a woman from Chambly, Quebec who rose to become one of the late 19th century's greatest opera divas. Why would one of opera's most acclaimed divas take a major musical risk? In 1851 the famed diva Jenny Lind, known as the Swedish Nightingale, sang at the Academy of Music opera house in Northampton, Mass. Perhaps our diva should have listened more carefully to her colleagues in this La Traviata and learned something from them. The following year McNally won the Tony again for Master Class, his portrait of opera diva Maria Callas. The opera diva could accent a single word, like ‘ma’ in Rosina's aria in The Barber of Seville. I cannot emphasise too strongly the vocal results of this disc from two accomplished divas of this order. Synonyms leading actor, leading actress, leading performer, leading player, leading lady, leading man, lead, star 1.1 A famous female singer of popular music. a pop diva Example sentencesExamples "But we never said we were soul divas, " protests Bunton. I've always loved big divas and their music, like Etta James. She had already become one of the most famous pop divas in the world, because of the Supremes. The pop diva has a long cherished dream of giving a live performance with K.J. Jesudas. It's the kind of powerful voice which is more often found on gospel singers than on pop divas, but MacLean makes the transition well. The rising hip-hop diva has had a lot of good fortune come her way lately. Beneath that formal newsreader exterior, who could have guessed that there lurked the spirit of a dance music diva? The legendary soul diva of divas makes a welcome return date to Fairfield Concert Hall. The soul singers - the soul divas especially - of the 1990s became notorious for their ranges, their vocal power, their melisma. At 70, the flinty jazz diva took her final bow. But the top act is the eponymous Triplets, sister divas who sing and swing with tireless exhilaration. They make fantastically successful pop stars, soul divas and sensitive singer-songwriters. So what is next for the reluctant jazz diva? Well, diva Patti Labelle has been thrilling music fans for more than four decades. She enlists her portly dog, Bruno, a stolen pedal boat and a trio of aged divas - the former showbiz-queen ‘triplets’ of the title. In the end, I picked as my bachelorette a capricious little blonde with ambitions to be a rock diva. 1.2 A self-important person who is temperamental and difficult to please (typically used of a woman) she is much more the dedicated maverick than the petulant diva Example sentencesExamples Really wish he'd stop being an egotistical diva. Whatever the press says about him being a diva, he's not. He's a team-first guy without ounce of diva in him. She looks lovely, just a shame she is let down by her terrible attitude and diva-like behaviour onset. For God's sake, quit being such a diva. She never earned the reputation of being 'difficult' or a diva. It's long been rumoured that the singer is a bit of a diva. Sorry, Jenny, there's no space for diva behaviour here She is a self-centered downtown diva with a head full of attitude. David assumed she was going to be a diva but "she's just a regular chick and that surprised me the most." We all know celebs can be divas at the best of times. Adam is such a diva! She's not spoiled, she's not precious, she's not needy and it sets a tone for everybody because if your leading lady isn't going to be a diva then there really isn't room for anybody to be a diva. Origin Late 19th century: via Italian from Latin, literally ‘goddess’.
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