morris
morris — 名詞
1. a type of lively English folk dance, usually performed by a group of people wear
莫里斯舞
英格蘭傳統民間舞蹈，舞者繫鈴、持棍或手帕
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.
Élise 十六歲時加入了村裡的莫里斯舞團，至今已跳了二十年。
uncountable noun before 'group': morris group
The morris dancers wore white shirts, black trousers, and small bells tied around their knees.
那些莫里斯舞者穿著白襯衫、黑長褲，膝蓋上繫著小鈴鐺。
compound noun: morris dancer
Benjamin first saw morris dancers at a summer fair after moving to England.
Benjamin 搬到英格蘭後，在夏季市集上第一次看到莫里斯舞者表演。
Saira bought a set of morris bells from a craftsman in the Cotswolds.
Saira 向科茨沃爾德的一位工匠買了一組莫里斯舞鈴。
Christopher's father led the local morris side for more than thirty years.
Christopher 的父親領導當地莫里斯舞團超過三十年。
- 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.