disco
disco — 名詞
1. A social event or venue where recorded pop music is played and people dance, oft
迪斯可
播放流行音樂讓人跳舞的活動或場所
A social event or venue where recorded pop music is played and people dance, often with a DJ and flashing coloured lights.
Mayumi and Hassan went to a disco on Saturday night.
Mayumi 和 Hassan 週六晚上去了一間迪斯可跳舞。
go to a disco
The school gym was turned into a disco for the end-of-year party.
學校體育館被改造成迪斯可舞會，用來舉辦年終派對。
A disco near the train station stays open until three in the morning.
火車站附近的那間迪斯可營業到凌晨三點。
Owen met his girlfriend at a local disco two years ago.
Owen 兩年前在當地的迪斯可認識了他的女朋友。
- nightclub
the most common modern term for an evening venue with music and dancing
- discotheque
the original French-derived full form; sounds formal or dated today
- club
informal shortening of nightclub
文法句型
a disco
at a disco
go to a disco
用法筆記
In modern English, 'nightclub' or 'club' is more common for venues where people dance. 'Disco' often sounds slightly retro or old-fashioned.
常見錯誤
2. A dance-oriented genre of pop music with a strong beat and electronic sounds, mo
迪斯可舞曲
1970年代流行的強節拍跳舞音樂
A dance-oriented genre of pop music with a strong beat and electronic sounds, most strongly associated with the club scene of the 1970s.
Rania loves listening to disco music from the 1970s.
Rania 很喜歡聽1970年代的迪斯可舞曲。
disco music from the [decade]
The band played a mix of disco and funk at the summer festival.
這個樂團在夏日音樂節上演奏了迪斯可和放克音樂。
Disco became the most popular music style in the late 1970s.
迪斯可在1970年代後期成為最流行的音樂風格。
Liang's playlist includes classic disco songs by famous groups from that era.
Liang 的播放清單裡收錄了那個年代的經典迪斯可歌曲。
- dance music
broader category that includes disco and many later genres
- funk
a related genre with a stronger focus on bass and rhythm sections
文法句型
disco music
listen to disco
a disco song
用法筆記
Commonly used as an uncountable noun: 'I love disco.' When referring to individual tracks, it can be countable: 'The DJ played my favourite disco.'
常見錯誤
disco — 動詞
1. To dance with energetic, rhythmic movements to disco music, especially in a club
跳迪斯可
隨著迪斯可音樂跳舞
To dance with energetic, rhythmic movements to disco music, especially in a club or at a party with flashing lights and a DJ.
Marco learned to disco by watching old dance videos online.
Marco 透過觀看網路上的老式舞蹈影片學會了跳迪斯可。
learn to disco
The crowd on the dance floor discoed until the DJ stopped playing.
舞池裡的人群一直跳迪斯可，直到 DJ 停止播放音樂。
Gita and Isabela love to disco whenever they hear a fast beat.
Gita 和 Isabela 一聽到快節奏就會開心跳迪斯可。
Aoi and Stephanie spent the whole evening discoing at the themed party.
Aoi 和 Stephanie 在主題派對上跳了整晚的迪斯可。
- dance
the general term; 'dance to disco' sounds more natural than using 'disco' as a verb
文法句型
disco + adverb/preposition
go discoing
用法筆記
Very informal; rarely used in formal writing. The present participle 'discoing' and past tense 'discoed' may seem unusual to some readers. 'Go discoing' is a more natural alternative.
常見錯誤
disco — 構詞成分
1. A shortened form of the combining form disc-, meaning 'record', 'disk', or 'comp
參見disc
即 disc-，指唱片或光碟的
A shortened form of the combining form disc-, meaning 'record', 'disk', or 'compact disc', appearing in words such as discography (a list of musical recordings) and discotheque (a place with recorded dance music). See the entry for disc-.
The band's discography includes five studio albums and three live recordings.
這個樂團的 discography 包括五張錄音室專輯和三張現場錄音。
prefix in compound words
The word 'discotheque' combines disco- with the Greek word for 'place'.
discotheque 這個字是由 disco- 加上希臘文的「場所」字根組合而成。
Many English words beginning with disco- relate to recorded music or round objects.
許多以 disco- 開頭的英文單字都與錄製的音樂或圓形物體有關。
Jessica wrote a report on the disco- prefix for her linguistics class.
Jessica 為了她的語言學課程寫了一份關於 disco- 前綴的報告。
用法筆記
This form appears primarily as a variant spelling of 'disc-' in compound words. In American English, 'disk-' is more common for computer storage media; 'disc-' is preferred for music recordings and optical media.