单词 | ballad |
释义 | ballad From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Literature Musicballadbal‧lad /ˈbæləd/ ●○○ noun [countable]1 APMa slow love song2 ALa short story in the form of a poem or songExamples from the Corpusballad• The results are exquisite-moving from ballads and other composed pieces through different grades of abstraction to total collective improvisation.• Where previous boy-girl ballads dealt with prom night nerves or playground jealousies.• Transfixing and intense, their dark, wine-soaked ballads and lock-tite harmonies are addictive.Origin ballad (1400-1500) Old French balade, from Old Provençal balada “dance, song sung while dancing”, from balar “to dance”, from Late Latin ballare; → BALL1 |
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