bossa nova

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba. countable,uncountable
  2. The music of that dance. countable,uncountable
  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. countable,uncountable

词形变化

bossa novas plural

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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