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minuet

英 [mɪnjʊ'et] 美 [,mɪnju'ɛt]

解释

n. 小步舞；米奴哀舞
vi. 跳米奴哀舞；跳小步舞

※ 提供单词"minuet"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

minuet 小步舞曲

来自拉丁语minutus,小的，词源同minute,minimum.-et,小词后缀。引申词义小步舞曲。

英文词源

minuet (n.): "slow dance in triple measure," 1670s, from French menuet, from Old French menuet (adj.) "small, fine, delicate, narrow," from menu "small," from Latin minutus "small, minute" (see minute (adj.)). So called from the short steps taken in the dance. Spelling influenced in English by Italian minuetto.

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例句和用法

1. He stepped a minuet gravely and gracefully.: 他的小步舞跳得庄重而优美.

2. The pupils laughed at the sight of their teacher dancing a minuet in the yard.: 小学生们一看到他们的老师在院子里跳小舞步都笑起来了.

3. The diplomatic minuet is fascinating because three disconnected policy issues are now whirling on single floor.: 由于三个分离的政策议题现在回旋在一个舞池中使得这场外交舞会令人着迷.