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A ballad is a slow, emotional song, usually about love or sadness — very common in pop music (a 'power ballad'). In an older, more literary sense, a ballad is a simple traditional song or poem that tells a story, often passed down for generations before being written.
（流行音樂）抒情慢歌；（傳統文學）敘事民謠、敘事詩
組成Probably comes from an old word meaning 'to dance' — a ballad was originally a song people danced to.
同家族的字
- balletprobably shares the same old root meaning 'to dance'
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
balladnoun/ˈbæləd/
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A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
- The poet composed a ballad praising the heroic exploits of the fallen commander.
- Of all varieties of poetry, the Ballad, in the form which it affects among us, in distinction to other countries, is, perhaps, one of the most attractive.
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A slow romantic song.
- On Friday nights, the roller rink had a time-block called "Lovers' Lap" when they played nothing but ballads on the overhead speakers.
- He was playing the guitar and singing a ballad to his girlfriend while she was playing the drums.
balladverb/ˈbæləd/
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obsoleteTo make mention of in ballads.
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To compose or sing ballads.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。