You almost always meet Philharmonic in the names of large orchestras: the Vienna Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the Taiwan Philharmonic. It means, in the name, ‘loving harmony’ or ‘loving music’.

You almost always meet Philharmonic in the names of large orchestras你幾乎只會在大型管弦樂團的名字裡遇到Philharmonic: the Vienna Philharmonic像是維也納愛樂, the New York Philharmonic紐約愛樂, the Taiwan Philharmonic台灣愛樂。It means, in the name在這個名字裡它的意思是, 'loving harmony' or 'loving music'「愛好和聲」或「愛好音樂」。

It can describe the orchestra (a philharmonic concert) or stand as a noun for the orchestra itself (‘the Philharmonic is playing tonight’).

It can describe the orchestra它可以用來形容樂團 (a philharmonic concert)像是a philharmonic concert or stand as a noun for the orchestra itself也可以當名詞直接指樂團本身 ('the Philharmonic is playing tonight')像是'the Philharmonic is playing tonight'。

It sounds grand and a little old-fashioned; you would not use it for a school band or a pop group. In English it is often written with a capital P when it is part of a proper name.

It sounds grand and a little old-fashioned它聽起來很氣派、有點老派; you would not use it for a school band or a pop group你不會拿它來稱呼學校樂隊或流行樂團。In English在英文裡, when it is part of a proper name當它是專有名稱的一部分時, it is often written with a capital P通常會大寫P。

Some cities have both a ‘symphony’ and a ‘philharmonic’; the words are close in practice, and the difference is mostly in the organisation’s name, not in a different kind of music.

Some cities have both a 'symphony' and a 'philharmonic'有些城市同時有'symphony'和'philharmonic'; the words are close in practice這兩個字在實際使用上很接近, and the difference is mostly in the organisation's name而差別主要在樂團的名稱, not in a different kind of music不是音樂種類不同。