blues
英 [bluːz]
美 [bluz]
- n. 憂鬱布魯斯歌曲；藍色物（blue的複數）
- v. 把…染成藍色（blue的第三人稱單數）
英文詞源
- blues (n.)
- as a music form featuring flatted thirds and sevenths, possibly c. 1895 (though officially 1912, in W.C. Handy's "Memphis Blues"); meaning "depression, low spirits" goes back to 1741, from adjectival blue "low-spirited," late 14c.
雙語例句
- 1. Interfering in-laws are the prime sources of the blues.
- 喜歡指手畫腳的姻親最讓人頭疼。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The immediate ancestor of rock "n" roll is rhythm-and-blues.
- 搖滾樂直接源自節奏布魯斯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They've revivified rhythm and blues singing by giving it dance beats.
- 他們為節奏布魯斯的歌曲中加入了舞曲的節奏，使之變得更加活躍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Kim opted for cooler blues and yellows in the master bedroom.
- 金為主臥室挑選了偏冷色調的藍色和黃色。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The sound veers between jazz and countrified blues.
- 音樂在爵士樂和鄉村布魯斯樂之間來回轉換。
來自柯林斯例句