minuet

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
  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.
  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.
  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.
动词 v.
  1. To dance a minuet.
    — After he had raved his time upon the stage, the ladies and knights again minueted for an hour, and again gave place.

词形变化

minuets plural minuets present,singular,third-person minueting participle,present minueted participle,past minueted past

词汇关系

衍生词
minuetic minuetish minuetlike

词源

词源 1
From French menuet, from menu (“small”) + -et (“diminutive”), from Latin minutus (“very small”).
词源 2
From French menuet, from menu (“small”) + -et (“diminutive”), from Latin minutus (“very small”).
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