Word · Frequency #19523
minstrels
滑稽说唱团演员
minstrels is the plural of minstrel.
a performer in a minstrel show
此处指‘滑稽说唱团演员’,不是‘吟游诗人’。
吟游诗人
In use
A minstrel who performed in traveling shows had to master singing, dancing, and comedy.
The lecturer showed a rare photograph of two minstrels in full costume.
In the 1850s, he was a minstrel in a popular troupe that performed every night.
n. a [adj] minstrel
minstrel 是可数名词,常用 a/an 或 the 限定,也可加形容词修饰。
A famous minstrel sang at the fair.
一位著名的游吟诗人在集市上歌唱。
n. minstrel [noun]
minstrel 可作定语名词,常见搭配 minstrel show(滑稽说唱演出)。
We watched a minstrel show.
我们观看了一场滑稽说唱表演。
v. minstrel [sb/sth]
动词用法较生僻,宾语为赞美的对象;过去式可写作 minstreled 或 minstrelled。
They minstreled the hero's return.
他们以歌唱赞美英雄的归来。
Connections
Collocations
- minstrel show
- (19世纪美国白人涂黑脸的)滑稽说唱表演
- The minstrel show was a popular form of entertainment in 19th-century America.19世纪,这种白人涂黑脸的滑稽说唱表演在美国是一种流行的娱乐形式。
- wandering minstrel
- 流浪吟游诗人
- A wandering minstrel stopped at our village and played for the crowd.一位流浪吟游诗人来到我们村子,为人们演奏。
- court minstrel
- 宫廷吟游诗人
- The court minstrel composed a song for the queen's birthday.宫廷吟游诗人为王后的生日创作了一首歌。
- medieval minstrel
- 中世纪吟游诗人
- Medieval minstrels sang ballads about knights and battles.中世纪吟游诗人吟唱关于骑士和战斗的民谣。
- minstrel song
- 吟游诗人吟唱的歌曲
- He learned an old minstrel song from his grandfather.他从祖父那里学会了一首古老的吟游歌谣。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:minstrel 以 min 开头,像‘民’,可记为‘走民间的歌手’——吟游诗人。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:historical writing on 19th-century US entertainment、academic discussion of race in performance、literary or film studies of the period 这个义项指19世纪美国杂耍表演(minstrel show)中的演员,这类表演带有种族主义色彩,因此现代英语中多用于历史或学术讨论,日常使用需格外谨慎,以免冒犯他人。
Grammar Note
动词的现在分词和过去式/过去分词可写作 minstreling/minstreled,也可写作 minstrelling/minstrelled。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有真正押韵的常用词。ancestral 和 orchestral 的非重读尾音 /strəl/ 与 minstrel 的词尾相同,但重音位置不同,不算押韵。minister 拼写相似但发音为 /ˈmɪnɪstər/,注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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