1792, from Italian ballerina, literally "dancing girl," fem. of ballerino "dancer," from ballo "a dance" (see ball (n.2)). The Italian plural form ballerine formerly sometimes was used in English.
雙語例句
1. The ballerina remained suspended in a faultless arabesque.
這位芭蕾**演員一直保持著完美的阿拉貝斯克舞姿不動。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He had partnered the famous Russian ballerina.
他已經和那位著名的俄羅斯芭蕾**演員做了搭檔。
來自柯林斯例句
3. She moves with the natural grace of a ballerina.
她的動作具有芭蕾舞演員自然優雅的豐姿。
來自《權威詞典》
4. When she was a little girl , she dreamed of becoming a ballerina.