| 单词 | ditty |
| 释义 | ditty (once / 2975 pages) n A ditty is a little song or a simple tune. When you're babysitting, you might sing a soft ditty to help a child fall asleep. A ditty might be a simple nursery rhyme in song form, or even the theme song to your favorite TV show. Ditties are easy to learn, and fairly short and effortless to sing. The word comes from a French word, ditie, "composition, poem, or treatise," from the Latin root dictatum, "thing dictated." WORD FAMILYditty: ditties USAGE EXAMPLESMany of these little fables and ditties are, as the title suggests, about God, or matters concerning God. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) The saxophonist played a ditty as everyone ran to their cars. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) “I just want people to hear a ditty and carry it around after lunch and maybe help relieve people’s stress a bit,” he said. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) n a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung) Hyper song, vocal a short musical composition with words |
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