cotillion

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n. 一种类似四对舞伴方块舞的交际舞, 一种不断更换舞伴的轻快交谊舞

发音

UK /kəʊtɪlˈjɒ̃/
UK /kətɪlˈjɒ̃/
US /koʊtɪlˈjɑ̃/
US /kətɪlˈjɑ̃/

词形变化

cotillions 复数 cotillions cotillioned cotillioning cotillions 三单 cotillioning 现在分词 cotillioned 过去式 cotillioned 过去分词

别名

cotillon

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles.

    体育
  2. 2.

    The music regulating the cotillion.

    音乐
  3. 3.

    Ellipsis of cotillion ball, a coming-of-age party meant to present girls newly transitioned into womanhood to the community for courtship.

    美国
  4. 4.

    A kind of woollen material for women's skirts.

    商务 工程
v.
  1. 1.

    To dance the cotillion.

    不及物 罕用

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

ball formal ballroom dance ballroom dancing

词源

Circa 1750, in the sense of the dance, from French cotillon (“petticoat”), extended to the dance because of the distinctive lift of dress revealing the petticoat, from cotte (“dress”) + -illon (diminutive). Said to derive from the then-popular song Ma commère, quand je danse, mon cotillion va-t-il bien.

来源：wiktionary