| 单词 | minstrel |
| 释义 | minstrel (once / 1120 pages) nv If you were a lord in medieval times — back before radio or TV — you may have employed a minstrel for entertainment. The minstrel would keep your household amused by playing music and singing songs about faraway places. The word minstrel traces back to the Old French word menestral, meaning “entertainer, servant.” In medieval times, nobles would often employ a minstrel to recite poems and sing songs accompanied by music, so the minstrel was both entertainer and servant. A “wandering minstrel” is a singer who wanders from house to house for pay. Minstrel shows were traveling variety shows in 19th century America, considered offensive now because performers often wore "blackface" makeup and performed ugly racial stereotypes. WORD FAMILYminstrel: minstreling, minstrelling, minstrels USAGE EXAMPLESNanki-Poo, the son of the Japanese emperor Mikado, disguises himself as a minstrel to avoid being married off to Katisha, an older woman. The New Yorker(Dec 27, 2016) Herriman’s early cartoons draw on the stereotypes of the time; he was even in a minstrel show himself once. Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) The 2013 parade included a minstrel theme and last year’s parade included a skit that mocked transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner. Seattle Times(Dec 04, 2016) 1n a singer of folk songs Syn|Exp|Hyper folk singer, jongleur, poet-singer, troubadour Woodrow Wilson Guthrie United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) Peter SeegerUnited States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919) singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer a person who sings 2n a performer in a minstrel show Hypo|Hyper corner man, end man a man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show; carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor interlocutor, middlemanthe performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience 3v celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels Hyper sing produce tones with the voice |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。