| 释义 |
‖ fado|ˈfadu|
[Pg., lit. ‘fate’.]
A Portuguese folk-song of melancholy type; also, the name given to various kinds of dance (music) and song popular in Portugal.
1902Jrnl. Amer. Folk-Lore July–Sept. 165 The nearest we can get to the original significance of the word is to call the ‘fado’ the laborer's song of fate; which is more than we can do with the present form, for the Portuguese indiscriminately call ‘fados’ what we designate as serenades, ballads, jigs, and sailor's hornpipes. 1936Discovery Dec. 396/2 The fado, that remarkable modern product of Portuguese popular genius. 1957Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Dec. 736/3 A brilliant run-through of Portuguese poetry and prose, the inevitable chapter on the fado. 1969Times 1 Nov. p. viii/5 The most typical way to spend an evening in Lisbon is to listen to fados, the traditional song of the Portuguese town worker; but make sure that you go to a genuine fado restaurant. |