jazz
英 [dʒæz]
美[dʒæz]
- n. 爵士乐，爵士舞；喧闹
- vi. 奏爵士乐，跳爵士舞；游荡
- vt. 奏爵士乐；使活泼
- adj. 爵士乐的；喧吵的
- n. (Jazz)人名；(德)雅茨
词态变化
复数: jazzs;第三人称单数: jazzes;过去式: jazzed;现在分词: jazzing;
助记提示
1. 音译“爵士”。
中文词源
jazz 爵士乐，爵士舞
一种发源于美国路易斯安那克里奥尔区的流行音乐或舞蹈，词源不确定，可能来自非洲某语言jasm,精力，活动，衍生俚语词jism,种子，精液，后衍生俚语词jazz,性交。后黑人音乐家用于命名他们创作的一种音乐形式，即爵士。但始料未及的是，该音乐形式在创作出来后，迅速流行于全世界，并赋予了多种褒义词义。因此，也有人评论说：“If the truth were known about the origin of the word”Jazz”,it would never be mentioned in polite society.”比较funk.
英英释意
- 1. empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk;
- "that's a lot of wind"
- "don't give me any of that jazz"
- 2. a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
- 3. a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
英文词源
- jazz
- jazz: [20] Words of unknown origin always attract speculation, and it is hardly surprising that such an unusual and high-profile one as jazz (first recorded in 1913) should have had more than its fair share (one of the more ingenious and colourful theories is that it comes from the nickname of one Jasbo Brown, an itinerant black musician along the Mississippi – Jasbo perhaps being an alteration of Jasper).
Given that the word emerged in Black English (probably originally in the sense ‘copulation’), it is not surprising that attempts have been made to link it with some West African language, and picture it crossing the Atlantic with the slave ships, but there is no convincing evidence for that (the scenario seems to have got started with a 1917 article in the New York Sun, which was purely the invention of a press agent). - jazz (v.)
- "to speed or liven up," 1917, from jazz (n.). Related: jazzed; jazzing.
- jazz (n.)
- by 1912, American English, first attested in baseball slang; as a type of music, attested from 1913. Probably ultimately from Creole patois jass "strenuous activity," especially "sexual intercourse" but also used of Congo dances, from jasm (1860) "energy, drive," of African origin (compare Mandingo jasi, Temne yas), also the source of slang jism.
If the truth were known about the origin of the word 'Jazz' it would never be mentioned in polite society. ["Étude," Sept. 1924]
All that jazz "et cetera" first recorded 1939.
考试真题
- Allow, there are many different styles of Jazz.
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- But that's not to say there isn't any good new Jazz music being made out there anymore.
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- I guess there's not much of a Jazz scene anymore.
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- I'm sorry, we're a Jazz store?
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A
- Interestingly enough, there's no agreed upon definition of Jazz.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A
- Oh, you only have Jazz music, nothing else.
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- So as a result, there are fewer listeners of Jazz, which is a great shame because it's an incredibly rich genre.
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- So how would you define Jazz?
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- The only way to know what Jazz is, listen to it yourself.
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- We have a cafe and library upstairs and a ticket office down the hall where you can buy tickets to all the major Jazz concerts in the city.
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- We're the only record store in London dedicated exclusively to Jazz.
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- After investing more than $1 million in reconstructing the building, we began producing a full season of theater performances, Jazz concerts, and year-round arts education programs in 2008.
2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文
- As the Kennedy center's artistic adviser for Jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for Jazz, make the music more accessible.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- Fine food with beautiful Jazz music; this is a great evening out.
2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- Moran says one of the problems with Jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- Nearly 40 percent of Jazz lovers live outside of the Dallas city limits and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts district.
2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文
- Some of the world's most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and new orleans to celebrate the first annual international Jazz day.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- The Jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- They played Jazz music to celebrate their new home.
2015年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文
- Unesco united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of Jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying voice across cultures.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
词组搭配
jazz up &I{【俚语】}
To make more interesting; enliven
使有生气：使更有趣；使活泼
jazzed up the living area with beaded curtains.
用串珠窗帘装饰房间，使它变得有生气
and all that jazz
(informal)and such similar things
(非正式)以及诸如此类的东西
oh, love, life, and all that jazz.
呵，爱情，生命，以及诸如此类之物。
jazz something up
make something more lively or cheerful
使更活泼热烈；使更兴高采烈；使更有生气
jazz up an all-white kitchen with red tiles.
用红瓷砖把全白的厨房布置得更有生气。
实用场景例句
- a jazz band/club
- 爵士乐队 / 夜总会
牛津词典
- traditional/modern jazz
- 传统 / 现代爵士乐
牛津词典
- jazz musicians
- 爵士乐师
牛津词典
- How's it going? You know─love, life and all that jazz.
- 怎么样啊？你知道——说的就是爱情、生活以及诸如此类的事情嘛。
牛津词典
- It's a jazzed up version of an old tune.
- 这是把一段古老的曲调翻新了。
牛津词典
- The pub has live jazz on Sundays.
- 那家酒馆每周日都有现场爵士乐演奏。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the great American jazz pianist George Shearing.
- 美国伟大的爵士乐钢琴演奏家乔治·希林
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- What are you about? Do come along.
- 你在干吗?和我们一道去 吧.
辞典例句
- We then got interested in health foods and all that jazz.
- 我们那时对绿色食品以及此类东西产生兴趣.
《简明英汉词典》
- And whether they play in smoky cellar clubs or spacious concert hall, jazz musicians are drawing record crowds.
- 爵士音乐家们不论是在烟雾弥漫的地下室的俱乐部演奏,还是在豪华宽敞的音乐厅里表演, 都能吸引空前多的听众.
《简明英汉词典》
- Jack is a jazz buff.
- 杰克是爵士音乐迷.
《简明英汉词典》
- It was my younger brother who introduced me to jazz.
- 是我弟弟使我了解了爵士乐.
《简明英汉词典》
- Throughout his career, he's veered away from jazz into other areas.
- 在整个职业生涯中, 除了爵士乐他也不断涉猎其他领域.
《简明英汉词典》
- Don't give me any of that jazz about your great adventure!
- 别再向我胡吹你那了不起的奇遇吧!
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He is not very keen on jazz.
- 他对爵士音乐不太感兴趣.
《简明英汉词典》
- This party is boring, let's try and jazz it up a bit.
- 这个聚会太无聊了, 让我们想法把它搞得活跃一点吧.
《简明英汉词典》
- Jazz is mother's milk to me.
- 爵士乐对于我来说是不可或缺的。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- old jazz recordings reissued on CD
- 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- For the uninitiated, Western Swing is a fusion of jazz, rhythm & blues, rock & roll and country music.
- 对于外行人来说，西部摇摆是爵士乐、节奏布鲁斯、摇滚乐和乡村音乐的融合。
柯林斯例句
- The sound veers between jazz and countrified blues.
- 音乐在爵士乐和乡村布鲁斯乐之间来回转换。
柯林斯例句
- Ben Tankard wowed the crowd with his jazz.
- 本·坦卡德的爵士乐使众人为之叫绝。
柯林斯例句
- Musicians blast their brassy jazz from street corners.
- 玩音乐的人在街角大声弹奏起尖锐刺耳的爵士乐。
柯林斯例句
- He's one of the most dynamically imaginative jazz pianists still functioning.
- 他是当下仍旧活跃的最有闯劲、最具想象力的爵士乐钢琴师之一。
柯林斯例句
- It was jazz music he loved, its syncopations.
- 他喜爱爵士乐，喜欢它的切分音。
柯林斯例句
- Louis Armstrong defined jazz pithily as "what I play for a living".
- 路易斯·阿姆斯特朗把爵士乐简明扼要地定义为“我一门糊口的手艺”。
柯林斯例句
- Two people played jazz on a piano.
- 两人联手在一架钢琴上演奏爵士乐。
柯林斯例句