單詞
descant
英 ['desk?nt]
美['d?sk?nt]
基本信息
- vi. 唱歌；評論
- n. 曲調；評論；歌曲
- adj. 最高音的
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?descants;
中文詞源
descant 高于主旋律的曲調
des-, 分開，散開，同dis-. -cant, 唱，吟唱，詞源同chant, cantata. 原義為對唱，對和，后指高于主旋律的曲調。
英文詞源
- descant
- descant: [14] Etymologically, descant is a parallel formation to English part song. English acquired it via Old French deschant from medieval Latin discantus ‘refrain’, a compound noun formed from the prefix dis- ‘apart’ and cantus ‘song’. The notion originally underlying it is of a separate vocal line ‘apart’ from the main musical theme. The Middle English form of the word was deschaunt; descant represents a partial 16th-century reversion to Latin discantus.
=> canto, chant - descant (n.)
- late 14c., from Old North French descant (Old French deschant), from Medieval Latin discantus "refrain, part-song," from Latin dis- "asunder, apart" (see dis-) + cantus "song" (see chant). Spelling was partly Latinized 16c. Originally "counterpoint."
- descant (v.)
- mid-15c.; see descant (n.). Sense of "to comment at length" is first attested 1640s.
雙語例句
- 1. An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.
- 一位雙臂交叉的老婦人演唱了高音部。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. You need not descant upon my shortcomings.
- 你不必絮說我的缺點.
來自辭典例句
- 3. She is catching cold today, so she can't descant on the tune.
- 她今天感冒了, 不能唱高聲卸.
來自互聯(lián)網
- 4. He is going to descant on the theme of our human mystery.
- 他將在人類奧秘這個主題上作詳細的評論.
來自互聯(lián)網
- 5. The girl singers were asked to descant on the tune.
- 請女歌手們唱這支歌曲.
來自互聯(lián)網
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