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minstrel/ˈminstr(ə)l/n. 1 hist. a medieval singer or musician, esp. singing or reciting poetry [史义] (尤指中世纪的)吟游诗人(或歌手) 2 hist. a person who entertained patrons with singing, buffoonery, etc. [史义] (用歌声、逗笑等取悦主人的)豪门艺人 3 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) a member of a band of public entertainers with blackened faces etc., performing songs and music ostensibly of black American origin (脸等化妆成黑人的)滑稽说唱团演员 [Middle English via Old French menestral ‘entertainer, servant’ and Provençal menest(ai)ral ‘officer, employee, musician’, from Late Latin ministerialis ‘official, officer’: see MINISTERIAL] |