serenade

• n. 小夜曲
• vt. 为…唱小夜曲
• vi. 唱小夜曲

来自 serene,宁静的，平静的，-ity,名词后缀。用于指男子在所爱慕的女子窗下演奏的小夜曲， 比喻用法。

1. a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form

2. a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman

serenade

serenade: [17] A serenade is strictly a ‘song sung in the evening’, but in fact historically it has nothing to do with ‘night’ – etymologically it is a ‘serene’ piece of music. The word comes via French sérénade from Italian serenata, a derivative of sereno ‘serene’. The notion of a serenata as a piece of ‘night’ music arose through association with sera ‘evening’ (a relative of French soir ‘evening’, from which English gets soirée [19]). Italian sereno came from Latin serēnus ‘bright, clear’, which also produced English serene [16].
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serenade (n.)

1640s, "musical performance at night in open air" (especially one given by a lover under the window of his lady), from French sérénade (16c.), from Italian serenata "an evening song," literally "calm sky," from sereno "the open air," noun use of sereno "clear, calm," from Latin serenus "peaceful, calm, serene." Sense influenced by Italian sera "evening," from Latin sera, fem. of serus "late." Meaning "piece of music suitable for a serenade" is attested from 1728.

serenade (v.)

1660s, from serenade (n.). Related: Serenaded; serenading.

In the interval a blond boy dressed in white serenaded the company on the flute...

幕间休息时,一位身着白衣的金发男孩用长笛为来宾演奏了一支小夜曲。

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It happened to be my birthday, and after breakfast I was serenaded by the crew.

那天恰逢我的生日，吃完早餐后全体工作人员为我唱了一首小夜曲。

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...Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music.

沃恩·威廉斯的《音乐小夜曲》

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I use my guitar to serenade my girlfriend every Friday night.

每个星期五的晚上,我都弹着我的吉他为的女朋友唱情歌.

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I prefer Schubert's Serenade.

我偏爱舒伯特的小夜曲.

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Mozart's Serenade relaxed and happy, busy work, to hear special intention.

莫扎特小夜曲轻松愉快, 忙录工作之后, 听后特有意.

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He said, a gentleman that evening was going to serenade his mistress.

他说, 当天晚上有一位先生向他的情人求爱.

辞典例句

What kind of music do you like best? Do you like serenade?

你最喜欢听哪种音乐? 你喜欢听小夜曲 吗 ?

英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

Different timbres and different strings play one and the same soft and sweet serenade.

不同声色,不同琴弦,同拨着一支温馨的小夜曲.

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Serenade No. 10, " Gran Partita "

小夜曲第10号 “ 为十三件管乐器而作 ”

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Some people say that love, is it a melodious serenade?

有人说,爱情, 难道是一支悠扬的小夜曲?

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I never tire of listening to this serenade.

这支小夜曲我听多少遍也不觉得厌烦.

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Birds high up on the trees, serenade the clouds with their melodies.

鸟儿高处在树上, 对著云儿唱著他们的情歌.

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Serenade in C Major for Bassoon and Piano.

C大调大管小奏鸣曲(钢琴伴奏版).

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Love, this is my song, here is a song , a serenade to you.

爱人, 这是我的歌, 这是我献给你的小夜曲.

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In concert he always brings a girl or two on stage to serenade them.

在演奏中他总爱带着一两个女孩上台,对着她们呤唱小夜曲.

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Here is a song, serenade to you.

这是我唱给你的一首小夜曲.

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He would thus serenade him, perhaps once a week, under his windows.

他还在他的窗户下对他唱起小夜曲, 大概一个星期有那么一次.

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I sensed this to be a serenade — a Scottish serenade.

我意识到这是一支小夜曲——一支苏格兰小夜曲.

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It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend.

对女友唱小夜曲是违法的.

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In the silent , starlit nights, the winged songster sings his serenade to his beautiful scented flower.

在星星闪耀着的静夜里, 这只有翼的歌手就为他芬芳的花儿唱一支情歌.

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Placido Domingo sang his serenade of love.

普拉西多·多明戈演唱他的爱情小夜曲。

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