| 释义 |
bossa nova|ˌbɒsə ˈnəʊvə|
[Pg. bossa tendency + nova fem. sing. of novo new.]
A style of Brazilian music related to the samba; a dance performed to this music.
1962Daily Mail 2 Nov. 14/4 In a hesitant way the bossa nova is already starting. At Edmundo's club..his band plays bossa nova while the customers perform their own version, a kind of lazy samba. 1962New Statesman 21 Dec. 911/1 In Brazil bossa nova is in no sense a dance. It is a way of playing and singing. 1963New Yorker 8 June 99 (Advt.), And shop for Brazilian antiques and bossa nova records. 1967Guardian 22 Apr. 5/6 The same band handles bossa nova, rock-and-roll, and rhythm-and-blues with equal panache. |