单词 | serenade |
释义 | serenade[ ser-uh-neyd ] / ˌsɛr əˈneɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR serenade ON THESAURUS.COM nouna complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady. a piece of music suitable for such performance. serenata (def. 2). verb (used with or without object), ser·e·nad·ed, ser·e·nad·ing.to entertain with or perform a serenade. Origin of serenade1640–50; <French sérénade<Italian serenata;see serenata OTHER WORDS FROM serenadeser·e·nad·er, nounun·ser·e·nad·ed, adjectiveWords nearby serenadeserdab, sere, serein, Seremban, Serena, serenade, serenata, serendipitous, serendipity, serendipity berry, serene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for serenadeBritish Dictionary definitions for serenadeserenade / (ˌsɛrɪˈneɪd) / nouna piece of music appropriate to the evening, characteristically played outside the house of a woman a piece of music indicative or suggestive of this an extended composition in several movements similar to the modern suite or divertimento verb(tr) to play a serenade for (someone) (intr) to play a serenade Compare aubade Derived forms of serenadeserenader, nounWord Origin for serenadeC17: from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from sereno peaceful, from Latin serēnus calm; also influenced in meaning by Italian sera evening, from Latin sērus late 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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