melisma

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /məˈlɪzmə/    美 /məˈlɪzmə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text. countable
    — A choir sang one of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. The mournful melisma accompanied the slow procession to the palace built by Herod the Great, at present untenanted.
  2. The use of such passages. uncountable
    — A subsequent generation of singers, including Ms. Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson and Beyoncé, built their careers around melisma.

词形变化

melismas plural melismata plural melism alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
melismatic

词源

From Ancient Greek μέλισμα (mélisma, “song”), from μελίζω (melízō, “(I) sing, modulate; (I) celebrate in song”), from μέλος (mélos, “song, tune, melody; limb, part; member”).
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