| 单词 | Calypso |
| 释义 | Calypso —calypsonian /keuh lip soh"nee euhn, kal'ip-/, n. , adj. /keuh lip"soh/, n. , pl. Calypsos, v. n. 1. Also, Kalypso. Class. Myth. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years. 2. (l.c.) Also called fairy-slipper. a terrestrial orchid, Calypso bulbosa, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a single variegated purple, yellow, and white flower. 3. (l.c.) a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical, often improvised, lyrics. v.i. 4. (l.c.) to sing or dance to calypso. [the name of the musical style is of obscure orig. and perh. only copies the sp. of Calypso the sea nymph] |
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