the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir (合唱队或管弦乐队的)领唱;领奏;指挥 ■(historical)a leader of a chamber ensemble or orchestra attached to a German court (史)附属于德国宫廷的合唱团领唱(或管弦乐队领奏)
语源
mid 19th cent.: German, from Kapelle 'court orchestra' (from medieval Latin capella 'chapel') + Meister 'master'