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chanson

/shan-suhn; French shahn-sawn/US // ˈʃæn sən; French ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃ //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural chan·sons [shan-suhnz; French shahn-sawn]. /ˈʃæn sənz; French ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃/.

    • : any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.

Examples

  • Overfed celebrities, muttered the cabbies before switching their receivers to Radio Chanson.

  • "Chanson," exhibited at the Paris Exposition, 1900, displays something of the same quality.

  • Peggy's idle fingers rattled out a little trilling catch from the Chanson Florian.

  • The popular chanson of the Anarchists called La Ravachole originated in this man's deeds and personality.

  • As early as Le chanson de Roland we find: "Les castels pris, les cités violées."

  • He met them at their convivial gatherings, he heard the chanson sung by voyageurs, and the "habitant" caught his fancy.