| 释义 |
la
I. \ˈlä\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin labii lip's, a word sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist
1. : the sixth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
2. : the tone A in the fixed-do system
II. \ˈlȯ, ˈlä\ interjection
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect), from Old English lā
1. now chiefly dialect — used for emphasis
< indeed, la, 'tis a noble child — Shakespeare >
< la! Yes, I've heard tell about that old mortar — Ford Times >
2. now chiefly dialect — used to express surprise
< la … how very smirking — Charles Dickens >
III. \ˈlä\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, feminine of le, definite article, the, from Latin ille that one, that — more at lariat
: the — used with the family name of a woman
< shrugged elaborately — a crib … from La Dietrich — Nicholas Monsarrat >
IV. abbreviation
last |