ballad

• n. 歌谣，民谣；叙事歌谣；流行抒情歌曲

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英文词源

ballad (n.)

late 15c., from French ballade "dancing song" (13c.), from Old Provençal ballada "(poem for a) dance," from balar "to dance," from Late Latin ballare "to dance" (see ball (n.2)).

双语例句

1. Elvis conceived of himself as a ballad singer.

埃尔维斯认为自己是民谣歌手。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The book reads like a ballad.

这本书读起来像歌谣。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a medieval ballad about a knight and a lady

一首关于骑士和贵族小姐的中世纪谣曲

来自《权威词典》

4. This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn.

这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.

这首诗有民歌风味.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》