bossa nova

短语

n. 波萨诺沃舞

发音

US /ˈbɒsə ˈnəʊvə/

词形变化

bossa novas 复数 bossa novas

别名

bossa bossanova

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba.

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  2. 2.

    The music of that dance.

    巴萨诺瓦

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  3. 3.

    The music of that dance.

    A genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a fusion of jazz and samba music, no longer closely associated with the Brazilian dance.

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词源

From colloquial Brazilian Portuguese bossa (“inclination, propensity, trend”, literally “protuberance”) + nova (“new”). Compare the English expression new wave, or the French nouvelle vague.

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