Calypso
英[kə'lɪpsəʊ]
美[kə'lɪpso]
- n. 海中女神（荷马《奥德赛》中人物）
中文词源
calypso 海神，卡利普索民歌（流行于加勒比海地区）
1.希腊神话海神，来自PIE *kel, 隐藏，词源同cell, hole. 参照电影《加勒比海盗》。
2.民歌，来自当地土著语言，拼写受Calypso影响，最终趋同。
英文词源
- Calypso
- sea nymph in the "Odyssey," literally "hidden, hider" (perhaps originally a death goddess) from Greek kalyptein "to cover, conceal," from PIE *kel- "to cover, conceal, save," root of English Hell (see cell). The type of West Indian song is so called from 1934, but the origin of the name is obscure.
双语例句
- 1. Another perennial music favorite is calypso, which is also sung in the Caribbean island English dialect.
- 另一种长久以来受喜爱的音乐是以加勒比海岛上的英语方言唱出的加力骚(千里达岛上土人所演唱的歌曲).
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- 2. Trinidad's famed steel percussion orchestra was touring theand Calypso had and devoted following.
- 特立尼达著名的钢铁管弦乐队已经在环球表演,卡吕普索也已将它发扬光大.
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