minuet

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n. 小步舞, 小步舞曲

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词形变化

minuets 复数 minuets minueted minueting minuets 三单 minueting 现在分词 minueted 过去式 minueted 过去分词

别名

menuet

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.

  2. 2.

    A tune or air to regulate the movements of the minuet dance: it has the dance form, and is commonly in 3/4, sometimes 3/8, measure.

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  3. 3.

    A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.

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  4. 4.

    A movement which is part of a longer musical composition such as a suite, sonata, or symphony which is inspired by and conforming to formal characteristics of the dance of same name.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To dance a minuet.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

ballroom dance ballroom dancing dance music

词源

From French menuet, from menu (“small”) + -et (“diminutive”), from Latin minutus (“very small”).

来源：wiktionary