prima donna

英 [ˌpriːmə ˈdɒnə]

美 [ˌpriːmə ˈdɑːnə]

n.  (歌剧演出或歌剧团的)首席女歌唱演员，女主角演员; 妄自尊大而爱闹脾气者; 恃才傲物者

牛津词典

noun

• （歌剧演出或歌剧团的）首席女歌唱演员，女主角演员
  the main woman singer in an opera performance or an opera company
• 妄自尊大而爱闹脾气者；恃才傲物者
  a person who thinks they are very important because they are good at sth, and who behaves badly when they do not get what they want

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （歌剧中的）女主角，首席女歌手
  Aprima donnais the main female singer in an opera.
  1. Her career began as prima donna with the Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company.
     事业刚起步的时候，她在皇家卡尔·罗莎歌剧团担任首席女歌手。
• N-COUNT 恃才傲物的人；自命不凡的人；妄自尊大的人
  If you describe someone as aprima donna, you disapprove of them because they think they can behave badly or get what they want because they have a particular talent.
  1. Nobody who comes to this club is allowed to behave like a prima donna.
     加入这个俱乐部的任何人都不许自以为是。
  2. ...prima donna behaviour.
     自命不凡的行为

英英释义

noun

• a distinguished female operatic singer
  Synonym:diva
• a vain and temperamental person

双语例句

• No one feels comfortable around a prima donna.
  跟自视甚高的人在一起，没有人会感觉舒服。
• A prima donna who is also an intensely serious artist.
  一位喜怒无常同时又对艺术一丝不苟的人。
• He gained the reputation of being a selfish ball-hog, a malcontent, and a prima donna.
  以前他给人们的印象就是自私的粘球者，一个野心者和首席女主角。
• Nobody who comes to this club is allowed to behave like a prima donna.
  加入这个俱乐部的任何人都不许自以为是。
• It can make you a prima donna, or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.
  要么令你变得格外输不起，要么磨平你的棱角，消除你的不安全感，让你内在美好的东西流露出来。
• Director Steven Spielberg grew tired of Julia's prima donna antics and the crew quickly dubbed her as Tinkerhell.
  导演史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格对朱莉娅一成不变的主角定位感到厌倦，剧组很快就给她起了一个“小麻烦”的外号。
• Disapproving He was behaving like a prima donna, complaining that his champagne was not cold enough.
  他表现得爱挑剔埋怨，直嚷嚷香槟酒不够冰。
• In her new film, Victoria plays a prima donna television presenter.
  维多利亚在她的新片里扮演一位妄自尊大的电视节目主持人。
• The leading man; prima ballerina; prima donna; a star figure skater; the starring role; a stellar role; a stellar performance.
  饰男主角的演员；芭蕾舞首席女明星；首席女歌手；著名花样滑冰运动员；主要角色；重要角色；一流演出。
• He too had worked with the man and said he was a prima donna and a bully, and that the only views he rated were his own.
  他也曾与这个人共事过，他说这个人自大又霸道，只在乎自己的看法。