repertory: [16] A repertory is etymologically a list of things ‘found’. The word was adopted from late Latin repertōrium, a derivative of reperīre ‘find out’. This was formed from the base *per- ‘attempt’, which has also given English experience, expert, peril, pirate, etc. The sense ‘list of plays, pieces of music, etc performed’ was introduced from French in the 19th century, along with the French form repertoire. => experience, expert, peril, pirate
repertory (n.)
1550s, "an index, list, catalogue," from Late Latin repertorium "inventory, list," from Latin repertus, past participle of reperire "to find, get, invent," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + parire, archaic form of paerere "produce, bring forth," from PIE root *per- "attempt" (see parent (n.)). Meaning "list of performances" is first recorded 1845, from Anglicized use of repertoire; repertory theater is attested from 1896. Related: Repertorial.
雙語例句
1. an actor in repertory
參加輪演劇目的演員
來自《權威詞典》
2. After leaving drama school I joined a repertory company.
離開戲劇學校之后,我就加入了一個保留劇目輪演劇團.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Her repertory was vast and to her it seemed that each song told some part of her life.
她演唱的歌曲有很多，并且對于她來說似乎每一首歌都講述了她的一部分生活。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He was in repertory in Dundee.
他在鄧迪的一個劇目輪演劇團。
來自辭典例句
5. Mary weighed down her repertory with these plays.