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单词 lyric
释义 lyr·ic
I. \ˈlirik, -rēk\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French lyrique, from Latin lyricus, from Greek lyrikos, from lyra lyre + -ikos -ic
1. : of or relating to a lyre or harp
2. of verse
 a. : suitable to sing to the lyre
 b. : suitable for being set to music and sung : melodic
3.
 a. : characterized by or expressive of direct usually intense personal emotion
  < for the lyric writer virtue depends upon the intensity with which the personal vision is rendered — R.P.Warren >
  < a lyric and tender dance — Dance Observer >
  < a lyric and personal response to life — A.M.Mizener >
 b. : rhapsodic and unrestrained in manner or style
  < publish lyric prose saying how gay an occasion it was — Katherine A. Porter >
  < the lyric typewriters of literary ghosts — Merriman Smith >
  < exploded with lyric wrath — Time >
4. of a singing voice : having a relatively light, pure, melodic quality
 < lyric soprano >
 < lyric tenor >
— compare coloratura, dramatic
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French lyrique, from Latin lyricum, from neuter of lyricus adjective
1.
 a. : a lyric composition
  < a tender and gay little lyric which she had sung to crowded drawing rooms — S.H.Adams >
 specifically : a lyric poem
  < a third lyric of twenty lines — Malcolm Cowley >
 b. lyrics plural : the words of a popular song or musical-comedy number
  < rereading the lyrics slowly and savoring the ingenious metrical tricks that make these songs unique — William Zinsser >
2. [Middle French lyrique, from Latin lyricus, from Greek lyrikos, from lyrikos, adjective] archaic : a lyric poet
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