| 释义 |
ob·bli·ga·to
I. adjective
also ob·li·ga·to \ˌäblə̇ˈgäd.(ˌ)ō, -lē-, -ä(ˌ)tō\
Etymology: Italian obbligato (past participle of obbligare to obligate), from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare to obligate — more at obligate
: obligatory and not to be omitted — used as a musical direction
< accompaniment obbligato >
— distinguished from ad libitum
II. noun
also obligato \“\
(plural obbliga·tos \-ōz\ ; also obbliga·ti \-d.(ˌ)ē, -(ˌ)tē\)
1. : a prominent part of semi-independent melodic character accompanying a solo voice or principal melody and usually played by a single instrument
< a song with violin obbligato >
2. : an accompaniment to something; especially : an attendant sound
< arrived with a flourish accompanied by an obbligato of honking geese and barking dogs > |