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.
双语例句
1. an actor in repertory
参加轮演剧目的演员
来自《权威词典》
2. After leaving drama school I joined a repertory company.
离开戏剧学校之后,我就加入了一个保留剧目轮演剧团.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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，并且对于她来说似乎每一首歌都讲述了她的一部分生活。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He was in repertory in Dundee.
他在邓迪的一个剧目轮演剧团。
来自辞典例句
5. Mary weighed down her repertory with these plays.