coloratura

• n. 花腔；花腔女高音歌手
• adj. 花腔的

来自color, 颜色，增色。词义演变比较chromatic, 色彩的，半音阶的。

coloratura (n.)

"Ornamental passages, roulades, embellishments, etc., in vocal music" [Elson], 1740, from Italian coloratura, literally "coloring," from Late Latin coloratura, from colorare "to color," from color (see color (n.)).