morris
morris — noun
1. a type of lively English folk dance, usually performed by a group of people wear
a type of lively English folk dance, usually performed by a group of people wearing white clothes decorated with bells and carrying sticks or handkerchiefs, often at outdoor festivals and celebrations
Élise joined the village morris group at sixteen and still dances with them today.
uncountable noun before 'group': morris group
The morris dancers wore white shirts, black trousers, and small bells tied around their knees.
compound noun: morris dancer
Benjamin first saw morris dancers at a summer fair after moving to England.
Saira bought a set of morris bells from a craftsman in the Cotswolds.
Christopher's father led the local morris side for more than thirty years.
- folk dancing
a broader term covering many traditional dance forms from various cultures; morris is one specific type of English folk dance
- country dancing
another English folk dance tradition, but done in pairs or sets rather than the group formations typical of morris
文法句型
morris + noun (e.g. morris dancer, morris side)
用法筆記
Morris is an uncountable noun. A group of morris dancers is traditionally called a 'side' rather than a 'team' or 'troupe', though 'troupe' is also used.