rhapsody: [16] A rhapsody is etymologically the product of a ‘weaver of songs’. It goes back ultimately to Greek rhapsōidíā ‘epic poem recited on a single occasion’, which was derived from rhapsōidós ‘writer of such poems’. This was a compound formed from rháptein ‘sew together’ and ōidé ‘song’ (source of English ode, parody, prosody, etc). The somewhat trivialized modern meaning ‘self-indulgently effusive piece of verse, music, etc’ emerged in the 17th century. => melody, ode, parody, prosody
rhapsody (n.)
1540s, "epic poem," from Middle French rhapsodie, from Latin rhapsodia, from Greek rhapsoidia "verse composition, recitation of epic poetry; a book, a lay, a canto," from rhapsodos "reciter of epic poems," literally "one who stitches or strings songs together," from rhaptein "to stitch, sew, weave" (see wrap (v.)) + oide "song" (see ode). Meaning "exalted enthusiastic feeling or expression" is from 1630s. Meaning "sprightly musical composition" is first recorded 1850s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Even her soul, so strong for rhapsody, was not enough.
甚至于她那特別善于狂想的靈魂也不足掛齒.
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2. Her comparatively good movie of recent years is [ July Rhapsody ].
近年,成績(jī)較好的只有《男人 四十 》.
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3. Martin paused from his rhapsody, only to break out afresh.
馬丁暫停了他的狂歡頌, 只是為了重新說(shuō)下去.
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4. Designers is how to dance creativity, played the Rhapsody plates of it?