parabasis
/pəˈræbəsɪs/noun
(pl. parabases /-siːz/)
- (in ancient Greek comedy) a direct address to the audience, sung or chanted by the chorus on behalf of the author（古希腊喜剧中合唱队代表作者直接吟唱给观众听的）合唱队主唱段。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Greek, from parabainein 'go aside'.