| 单词 | ballad |
| 释义 | ballad (once / 469 pages) n A ballad is a song that tells a story, and it can be dramatic, funny, or romantic. You can find ballads in a variety of musical styles, from country-western to rock n' roll. The ballad is an old musical form. Ballads are often by anonymous composers, passed down from generation to generation. You may know “The Ballad of Jesse James," about the notorious bank robber, which dates from the 1880s and has been recorded by everybody from Woody Guthrie to Springsteen. A ballad can also be a slow, romantic song, the kind of thing crooners like Johnny Mathis and Bing Crosby made famous. The word ballad comes from medieval French balade, a dancing song. WORD FAMILYballad: balladeer, ballads+/balladeer: balladeers USAGE EXAMPLESBut this number, adapted by Thompson from an 18th-century Scottish ballad, may be the best of them all. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) The ballad opens with an electric piano, organ, bass and guitar playing the introduction backed only by a snare drum. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) Meanwhile the singles chart shows the ballad Careless Whisper, one of Michael’s best-known hits, just outside the top 10 at 12. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) 1n a narrative poem of popular origin Syn|Hypo|Hyper lay Edda either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology poem, verse form a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines 2n a narrative song with a recurrent refrain Syn|Hypo|Hyper lay minstrelsy ballads sung by minstrels song, vocal a short musical composition with words |
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