| 词汇 | calypso |
| 释义 | calypso noun[ C ] uk /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/ us /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/pluralcalypsos a type of popular Caribbean song whose words are often invented as the song is sung and deal with a subject of interest at the present time卡利普索民歌（流行于加勒比，歌词常在演唱时即兴而作，通常以当前发生的事情为主题） Singing a cappella accompaniment accompany alto anthem contralto countertenor croon crooner dirge ditty intonation prima donna psalm quartet quintet raise the roofidiom singsong the Internationale warble calypso | American Dictionarycalypso noun[ C/U ] us/kəˈlɪp·soʊ/pluralcalypsos or calypsoes a type of popular West Indian song whose words are often invented as the song is sung Examples of calypsocalypso Women calypsonians are joining men in the calypso tent and are competing in the same cultural space and commercial marketplace. If the instruments shaped the aesthetics of performance, so too did the type of calypsos that seemed most favoured by the judges. In part, the incentives for getting so deeply involved in the calypso music industry are governmental. Within the calypso competition music industry, however, the category of 'the people' is defined by its distance from economic, political and class privilege. The broad range of calypso music performance practices has been divided into categories: calypso/soca, serious music/party music, adult music/youth music. It assembles recordings by some of the most influential figures in calypso unavailable on the market for decades. She drew upon the multiple symbolisms of the rose to construct her identity in the calypso world. Here calypso tends to be defined using some variant of the phrase 'the voice of the people'. A calypso tent is often defined as the venue for calypso performance. This pattern of chorus-verse cycles three times, with a calypso-flavoured trumpet solo taking the place of the vocal in the third verse. Many calypsos are not produced on cassettes, albums or compact discs. The strong attention given to calypso and soca development can be attributed to three factors. The popularity of local calypso seemed almost to guarantee that calypso would come under careful scrutiny. Because suggestive and stylish physical performance is intrinsic to the delivery of calypso, female singers often use variations of the male 'jam and wine' style. Today, although many gender inequalities persist in the tents, women's calypso enjoys the respect of the public and the calypso fraternity. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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