minstrel

英 [ˈmɪnstrəl]

美 [ˈmɪnstrəl]

n.  (中世纪的)游方艺人

复数：minstrels　

Collins.1 / BNC.19523 / COCA.19440

牛津词典

noun

• （中世纪的）游方艺人
  a musician or singer in the Middle Ages

柯林斯词典

• (中世纪云游各地为贵族表演的)吟游歌手，吟游乐师
  In medieval times, aminstrelwas a singer and musician who travelled around and entertained noble families.

英英释义

noun

• a singer of folk songs
  Synonym:folk singerjongleurpoet-singertroubadour
• a performer in a minstrel show

verb

• celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

双语例句

• Alfred the Great acted his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel.
  他扮作吟游歌手到丹麦军队的营地里侦察。
• A person who can make up extemporaneous songs while playing the dongbula is called an aken, which means a wandering minstrel. "Play 'My Old Kentucky Home,'" he suggested smoothly, and Scarlett gratefully plunged into it.
  人们把即席作词演唱歌者称为“阿肯”，意即游唱诗人。“弹《我的肯塔基老家》吧，”他仿佛随随便便提议说，思嘉也高兴得立刻弹唱起来。
• Stephen Foster wrote almost thirty songs for minstrel shows.
  史蒂芬？福斯特为滑稽说唱团演出写了将近30首歌。
• Minstrel songs described the culture of black American slaves in the southern states.
  滑稽说唱团演出的歌曲表现了美国南部黑人奴隶的文化。
• A Texan was boasting to an Arkansan about his ranch. a person who can make up extemporaneous songs while playing the dongbula is called an aken, which means a wandering minstrel.
  有一个得克萨斯人对一个阿肯色人吹嘘自己的牧人们把即席作词演唱歌者称为“阿肯”，意即游唱诗人。
• I wish to be a minstrel again.
  我还想当杂耍艺人。
• He was especially fond of music, so he went to a famous minstrel and said," Teach me to play the lute as well as you do. "
  于是他走到一位有名的乐师那里，说“把你的本领教给我吧，我要把琴弹得和你一样好。”
• MYRA: I shall run off with the first strolling minstrel.
  玛拉：我会跟第一个闲逛的吟唱诗人跑了，去吧。
• A medieval itinerant singer; a minstrel.
  吟游诗人中世纪的流浪歌手；
• The king and queen always have minstrel playing at their feast.
  国王和王后总是要音乐家在宴会上表演。