| 单词 | rhapsody |
| 释义 | rhapsody[ rap-suh-dee ] / ˈræp sə di / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rhapsody ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural rhap·so·dies.Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation. an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm. an epic poem, or a part of such a poem, as a book of the Iliad, suitable for recitation at one time. a similar piece of modern literature. an unusually intense or irregular poem or piece of prose. Archaic. a miscellaneous collection; jumble. Origin of rhapsody1535–45; <Latin rhapsōdia<Greek rhapsōidía recital of epic poetry, equivalent to rhapsōid(ós) rhapsodist + -ia-y3 Words nearby rhapsodyrhamphotheca, rhanja, rhapsodic, rhapsodist, rhapsodize, rhapsody, Rhapsody in Blue, rhatany, rhathymia, Rhazes, r.h.b. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rhapsodyBritish Dictionary definitions for rhapsodyrhapsody / (ˈræpsədɪ) / noun plural -diesmusic a composition free in structure and highly emotional in character an expression of ecstatic enthusiasm (in ancient Greece) an epic poem or part of an epic recited by a rhapsodist a literary work composed in an intense or exalted style rapturous delight or ecstasy obsolete a medley Word Origin for rhapsodyC16: via Latin from Greek rhapsōidia, from rhaptein to sew together + ōidē song Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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