karaoke: [20] The conceptual basis of this term, enthusiastically adopted in the West from Japan in the latter part of the 20th century, is of a backing or accompaniment waiting to be ‘filled’ by a singer or other soloist. In Japanese, it means literally ‘empty orchestra’: kara is ‘empty’ (it also appears in English karate [20], literally ‘empty hand’) and oke is short for okesutora – originally a Japanization of English orchestra.
karaoke (n.)
1979, Japanese, from kara "empty" + oke "orchestra," shortened form of okesutora, which is a Japanization of English orchestra.
实用例句
1. I sang a duet at a Karaoke bar.
在卡拉ok厅唱二重唱.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. He held a three-hour family Karaoke session in his hotel, belting out Sinatra and Beatles hits.
