hornpipe

英 ['hɔːnpaɪp] 美['hɔrn'paɪp]
  • n. 角笛舞;号笛舞曲

词态变化


复数: hornpipes;

中文词源


hornpipe 号角舞

horn,号角,pipe,管。一种吹奏乐器,引申词义号角舞。

英英释意


1. a British solo dance performed by sailors
2. music for dancing the hornpipe
3. an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone

英文词源


hornpipe (n.)
c. 1400, hornepype, "musical instrument with bell and mouthpiece made of horn," from horn (n.) + pipe (n.1). Later (late 15c.) "dance associated with sailors" (originally performed to music from such an instrument).