rhapsody
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rhap·so·dy /ˈræpsədi/ noun (plural rhapsodies) [countable] 1 APMa piece of music that is written to express emotion, and does not have a regular form 狂想曲 Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue 盖希文的《蓝色狂想曲》2 EXCITED formal an expression of eager and excited approval 赞美之词,热情赞颂 The performance was greeted with rhapsodies of praise. 观众对这场演出好评如潮。
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rhapsody• I typed out a rhapsody about the delectable meal I had eaten.Origin rhapsody (1500-1600) Latin rhapsodia, from Greek, from rhaptein “to sew, stitch together” + oide “song”rhap·so·dy nounChineseSyllable
a is written music that to of piece Corpus express
rhapsody
rhap‧so‧dy /ˈræpsədi/
noun (plural rhapsodies) [countable]
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
2. formal an expression of eager and excited approval:
The performance was greeted with rhapsodies of praise.
rhap‧so‧dy /ˈræpsədi/
noun (plural rhapsodies) [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: rhapsodia, from Greek, from rhaptein 'to sew, stitch together' + oide 'song'
1. a piece of music that is written to express emotion, and does not have a regular form:Language: Latin
Origin: rhapsodia, from Greek, from rhaptein 'to sew, stitch together' + oide 'song'
2. formal an expression of eager and excited approval: