单词 | jazz |
释义 | Word Frequency jazz(dʒæz) noun 1. a. a kind of music of African-American origin, characterized by syncopated rhythms, solo and group improvisation, and a variety of harmonic idioms and instrumental techniques. It exists in a number of styles Compare blues , See also bebop, bop1 (sense 1), Dixieland, free (sense 7), hard bop, harmolodics, mainstream (sense 2), modern jazz, New Orleans jazz, swing (sense 28), trad b. (as modifier) a jazz band c. (in combination) a jazzman 2. informal enthusiasm or liveliness 3. slang rigmarole; paraphernalia legal papers and all that jazz 4. African-American slang, obsolete sexual intercourse 5. South Africa slang a dance verb 6. (intransitive) to play or dance to jazz music 7. African-American slang, obsolete to have sexual intercourse with (a person) Derived forms jazzer (ˈjazzer) noun Word origin C20: of unknown origin |
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