英语词汇“descant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

descant

noun /ˈdɛskant

1 Music An independent treble melody sung or played above a basic melody.Jacques told me that everyone was in such awe when I sang it, no one would sing the descant while I was at college....

During the descant finale, however, instinct won out.
In some hymnals a descant is provided for the refrain.

1.1 archaic or literary A melodious song: I hear the wood thrush piping one mellow descant more...

Intoxicated with the idea, she ran through many a melodious descant, till, touching on the first strains of 'Thusa ha measg na reultan mor', she saw Wallace start from his contemplative position, and with a pale countenance leave the room.

2 literary A discourse on a theme: his descant of deprivation...

It was an enjoyable evening but the danger of where we seem to be going kept reasserting itself like a descant to the pleasant sound of casual conversation.
I had been going to mark the 1000th posting here with a descant on futility and failure, as is traditional on New Year's Eve.
These wonderful letters are a descant to the two recent major biographies.

verb /dɪˈskant

/ /dɛˈskant/ [no object] literary

Talk tediously or at length: I have descanted on this subject before...

At one point, prior to descanting on conservatism with a small ‘c’, she says sharply, ‘Don't interrupt me during this bit ’, but I didn't really mind - it gave me time to eat.
It is a pleasure to hear my refugee patients descant on that great historical achievement.
When he has begun to descant on a subject which interests his morbid feelings, he knows not when to pass to another.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French deschant, from medieval Latin discantus 'part-song, refrain'.

单词	descant
释义	descant noun /ˈdɛskant / 1 Music An independent treble melody sung or played above a basic melody.Jacques told me that everyone was in such awe when I sang it, no one would sing the descant while I was at college.... During the descant finale, however, instinct won out. In some hymnals a descant is provided for the refrain. 1.1 archaic or literary A melodious song: I hear the wood thrush piping one mellow descant more... Intoxicated with the idea, she ran through many a melodious descant, till, touching on the first strains of 'Thusa ha measg na reultan mor', she saw Wallace start from his contemplative position, and with a pale countenance leave the room. 2 literary A discourse on a theme: his descant of deprivation... It was an enjoyable evening but the danger of where we seem to be going kept reasserting itself like a descant to the pleasant sound of casual conversation. I had been going to mark the 1000th posting here with a descant on futility and failure, as is traditional on New Year's Eve. These wonderful letters are a descant to the two recent major biographies. verb /dɪˈskant / /dɛˈskant/ [no object] literary Talk tediously or at length: I have descanted on* this subject before... At one point, prior to descanting on conservatism with a small ‘c’, she says sharply, ‘Don't interrupt me during this bit ’, but I didn't really mind - it gave me time to eat. It is a pleasure to hear my refugee patients descant on that great historical achievement. When he has begun to descant on a subject which interests his morbid feelings, he knows not when to pass to another. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French deschant, from medieval Latin discantus* 'part-song, refrain'.
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