music
/ˈmjuːzɪk/noun
mass noun
1
- the art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion音乐：
he devoted his life to music.
他把一生都献给了音乐。
1.1
- the vocal or instrumental sound produced in this way歌声; 乐器奏出的乐曲：
couples were dancing to the music
一对对舞伴正随着乐曲声起舞
baroque music.
巴洛克乐曲。
1.2
- a sound perceived as pleasingly harmonious和谐悦耳的声音：
the background music of softly lapping water.
流水轻轻拍打发出的和谐悦耳的背景音。
2
- the written or printed signs representing such sound乐符, 乐谱符号：
Tony learned to read music.
托尼学习读乐谱。
2.1
- the score or scores of a musical composition or compositions乐谱, 曲谱：
the music was open on a stand.
乐谱打开着放在谱架上。
短语
music of the spheres
- 见SPHERE.
music to one's ears
- something that is very pleasant or gratifying to hear or discover悦耳的声音, 佳音; 中听的话：
the commission's report was music to the ears of the government.
委员会的报告很合政府的心意。
词源
Middle English: from Old French musique, via Latin from Greek mousikē （tekhnē） '(art) of the Muses', from mousa 'muse'.