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roundelay

英 ['raʊndɪleɪ] 美
  • 回旋曲
  • 圆舞

英英释意


1. a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain

英文词源


roundelay (n.)
1570s, from Middle French rondelet, diminutive of rondel "short poem with a refrain," literally "small circle," diminutive of Old French rond "circle, sphere," originally an adjective from roont (see round (adj.)). Spelling developed by association with lay (n.) "poem to be sung."

实用场景例句


Never pipe could ever play Better shepherd's roundelay.
管笛难以赛过牧羊少年的美妙小曲.

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