| 释义 |
skiffle
skif·fle S0449600 (skĭf′əl)n. Jazz, folk, or country music played by performers who use unconventional instruments, such as kazoos, washboards, or jugs, sometimes in combination with conventional instruments.
[Origin unknown.]skiffle (ˈskɪfəl) n (Music, other) a style of popular music of the 1950s, played chiefly on guitars and improvised percussion instruments[C20: of unknown origin]
skiffle (ˈskɪfəl) n (Physical Geography) dialect Ulster a drizzle: a skiffle of rain. [from Scottish skiff, from skiff to move lightly, probably changed from skift, from Old Norse skipta shift]skif•fle (ˈskɪf əl)
n. a jazz or popular music style played by a band of performers using both standard instruments and improvisations, as washboard, ceramic jug, washtub, and kazoo. [1920–25; orig. uncertain] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | skiffle - a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instrumentspopular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
Translationsskiffle
Words related to skifflenoun a style of popular music in the 1950sRelated Words- popular music
- popular music genre
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|