| 单词 | lyric |
| 释义 | lyric (once / 460 pages) 1adjn 2adjnv The word lyric claims its emotional place in music and poetry, with the words to a song being called the lyrics, while A lyric poem is one steeped in personal emotions, making it song-like. As with many artistic terms, the word lyric derives from the Greek, specifically from lyrikós, meaning "singing to the lyre," and today’s meanings are also rooted in the idea of music. The lyric poem was first seen in the late 16th Century, while the reference to a song’s words as lyrics appeared in 1876. If every one of your poems starts with the word "I," you might be a lyric poet. WORD FAMILYlyric: lyrical, lyricism, lyricist, lyrics, lyrist+/lyrical: lyricality, lyrically/lyricist: lyricists/lyrist: lyrists USAGE EXAMPLESAs the songwriters strummed guitars and punched lyrics into their phones, Pine’s children splashed in a swimming pool and a chef prepared brick-oven pizzas. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) She even stopped singing her song Emotions, instead pacing the stage and telling the audience to finish the lyrics for her. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) She even stopped singing her song "Emotions," paced the stage and told the audience to finish the lyrics for her. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) lyric poetry 2adj expressing deep emotion Syn lyrical emotional of more than usual emotion 3n a short poem of songlike quality 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper lyric poem ode a lyric poem with complex stanza forms epithalamiuman ode honoring a bride and bridegroom Horatian ode, Sapphic odean ode with several stanzas Pindaric, Pindaric odean ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units choral odeode sung by the chorus in classical Greek drama poem, verse form a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines 1adj used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range a lyric soprano Ant dramatic used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style 2adj relating to or being musical drama the lyric stage 3n the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number his compositions always started with the lyrics Syn|Hypo|Hyper language, words love lyric the lyric of a love song text, textual matter the words of something written 4v write lyrics for (a song) Hypo|Hyper relyric write new lyrics for (a song) compose, indite, pen, write produce a literary work |
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