请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Almain
释义

Definition of Almain in English:

Almain

(also Allmand, Almaine)
noun ˈalmeɪn
  • 1A native or inhabitant of Germany or the lands corresponding to modern Germany; a German. Chiefly archaic and literary in later use.

  • 2A kind of dance, especially one of a form cultivated in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries in England, similar to (and sometimes identified with) the allemande, but typically livelier and accompanied by a simpler melody. Now historical.

  • 3Music. A piece of music based on or accompanying an Almain. Compare "allemande". Now chiefly historical.

adjective ˈalmeɪn
  • Of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany or the German language; German. Now archaic and historical.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Guy of Warwick. From Anglo-Norman alemaun, almand, alaman, allemaund, Anglo-Norman and Middle French aleman, Middle French allemand, allemant, (plural) allemans (French allemand) (adjective) German, (noun) native or inhabitant of Germany, the German language from post-classical Latin Alamannus.

Definition of Almain in US English:

Almain

(also Allmand, Almaine)
nounˈalmeɪn
  • 1A native or inhabitant of Germany or the lands corresponding to modern Germany; a German. Chiefly archaic and literary in later use.

  • 2A kind of dance, especially one of a form cultivated in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries in England, similar to (and sometimes identified with) the allemande, but typically livelier and accompanied by a simpler melody. Now historical.

  • 3Music. A piece of music based on or accompanying an Almain. Compare "allemande". Now chiefly historical.

adjectiveˈalmeɪn
  • Of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany or the German language; German. Now archaic and historical.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Guy of Warwick. From Anglo-Norman alemaun, almand, alaman, allemaund, Anglo-Norman and Middle French aleman, Middle French allemand, allemant, (plural) allemans (French allemand) (adjective) German, (noun) native or inhabitant of Germany, the German language from post-classical Latin Alamannus.

随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/14 8:44:06