rhapsody
/ˈræpsədɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling狂热（或欣喜）的表现：
rhapsodies of praise.
狂热赞词。
1.1
- Music a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional or exuberant in character【乐】狂想曲。
2
- (in ancient Greece) an epic poem, or part of it, of a suitable length for recitation at one time（古希腊）吟诵史诗; （长度适合一次吟诵的）史诗的一节。
派生词
rhapsodic
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (in sense 2)： via Latin from Greek rhapsōidia, from rhaptein 'to stitch' + ōidē 'song, ode'.