serenade
serenade — verb
1. to sing or play music for a person you love, typically while standing beneath th
to sing or play music for a person you love, typically while standing beneath their window at night as a romantic gesture.
Imani stood under Tamar's window and serenaded her with her guitar.
collocation: serenade + with [instrument]
Every evening the neighbours could hear Eliska's son serenading his girlfriend from the garden.
collocation: serenade from [location]
The birds serenaded the campers at dawn with a cheerful chorus of calls.
Constanza hired a trio of violinists to serenade her partner on their anniversary.
文法句型
serenade + someone
serenade + someone + with + instrument
用法筆記
Frequently passive in formal contexts ('The guests were serenaded by a string quartet'). The instrument is introduced with 'with'. Also used figuratively for pleasant natural sounds, as in example 3.
常見錯誤
serenade — noun
1. a song or musical piece performed for a person, especially one that a lover deli
a song or musical piece performed for a person, especially one that a lover delivers at night outside their beloved's home as a romantic offering.
Yuki wrote a beautiful serenade for Noa and performed it on her birthday.
collocation: write + serenade; perform + serenade
Old love letters described the serenade that Heloísa's grandfather once sang to her grandmother.
collocation: describe + serenade; historical context
The film shows a young man planning a midnight serenade for the woman he loves.
Kemi recorded a serenade for her wife and played it during their dinner.
用法筆記
Historically associated with a man singing outside a woman's window at night. In modern contexts the word may describe any romantic musical tribute, regardless of gender or setting.
常見錯誤
2. a classical piece made up of several short sections, usually played by a handful
a classical piece made up of several short sections, usually played by a handful of musicians and lighter in character than a symphony.
The orchestra opened the concert with Mozart's popular serenade Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
collocation: play + serenade; famous serenade by Mozart
Lisa's violin teacher asked her to practise the second movement of a classical serenade.
collocation: movement of a serenade
The festival audience clapped along to a lively serenade performed by a small string ensemble.
Élise listened to a recording of Dvorak's serenade while studying for her music exam.
- divertimento
similar light multi-movement form, but not specifically associated with evening or romance
- nocturne
a dreamy night-time piano piece, different in form and usually for solo instrument
用法筆記
A technical term in classical music. Serenades from the Classical period (e.g. by Mozart, Haydn) were outdoor evening pieces for small ensembles. Do not confuse this musical-form sense with the romantic gesture in noun sense 1 — though historically connected, they are distinct in modern usage.