| 释义 |
‖ karaoke, n.|karaoːke, anglicized ˌkærəˈəʊkɪ, ˌkærɪˈəʊkɪ|
[Jap., f. kara empty, void + ōke(sutora (f. Eng. orchestra).]
A form of entertainment, originating in Japan, in which a person sings the vocal line of a popular song to the accompaniment of a pre-recorded backing tape, and the voice is electronically amplified through the loudspeaker system for the audience; also, the audio (and video) equipment used for this. Freq. attrib., esp. as karaoke bar, karaoke music.
1979Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 23 Sept. 33/1 The ‘Karaoke’ (literally ‘empty orchestra’) bars are popular with Japanese office workers. 1982Japan Times 11 July 10/3 The Japanese consumer electronics industry is now cashing in on the sing-it-yourself boom... The Electronics Industries Association of Japan has no official production or sales data on karaoke equipment. 1983McAllen (Texas) Monitor 30 Oct. 8c/1 Karaoke music is recorded on cassette, 8-track tape, laser video disc and compact digital disc... The rock scorings closely duplicate the original hit recordings, with just the vocal missing. 1985Randle & Watanabe Coping with Japan 58 Karaoke songs are usually lyrical and sentimental. 1987Daily Tel. 30 Mar. 17/7 Karaoke is important as a ‘lubricant for human relationships within the company’. 1990Independent 24 Apr. 27/8 The brewers are now introducing Karaoke into selected pubs on a trial basis. 1992Premiere Jan. 59/3 (Advt.), This new combi player plays hundreds of karaoke music video song titles, hits from the '50s through the '80s, all with on-screen lyrics. |