单词 | dithyramb |
释义 | dithyramb/ˈdɪθɪram(b) /noun 1A wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus.His Bacco in Toscana, published in 1685, is subtitled ditirambo, the Greek dithyramb being a choral lyric in praise of Dionysus....
1.1A passionate or inflated speech, poem, or other writing.Epic, and tragic poetry, and also comedy and dithyramb and most flute and harp-music, are all by and large imitations....
Derivativesdithyrambic
OriginEarly 17th century: via Latin from Greek dithurambos, of unknown ultimate origin. |
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