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choirboy

/kwahyuhr-boi/US // ˈkwaɪərˌbɔɪ //UK // (ˈkwaɪəˌbɔɪ) //

唱诗班男孩,唱诗班成员,唱诗班,唱诗班长

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a boy who sings in a choir, especially a church choir.
    • : Slang. a person who is notably honest, moral, or innocent.

Examples

  • Bish looked at him like a bishop who has just been contradicted on a point of doctrine by a choirboy.

  • He received his first musical education as choirboy in the Prague Cathedral.

  • The rector, assisted by one discreet choirboy, said the mortuary mass.

  • He strongly reprimands a choirboy whose wrong notes grate on his delicate ear.