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To segue is to move smoothly from one song, idea, activity, or state into another, without a hard stop. A band segues from one song into the next. A speaker segues from a small story into the real point.
To segue is to move smoothly from one song, idea, activity, or state into anothersegue是指從一首歌、一個想法、一個活動,或一個狀態,順順地轉到另一個, without a hard stop沒有硬生生地停下來。 A band segues from one song into the next樂團會segue,從一首歌順順地接到下一首。 A speaker segues from a small story into the real point講者也會segue,從一個小故事順順地帶到真正的重點。
You can also use it as a noun: “That was a smooth segue.” It started as a music-score word, from Italian for “it follows”: play the next bit with no break.
You can also use it as a noun你也可以把它當名詞用: “That was a smooth segue.”「That was a smooth segue.」 It started as a music-score word它最早是樂譜上的用字, from Italian for “it follows”來自義大利文的「it follows」(接下去), play the next bit with no break意思是接下來那段不要停頓,直接彈下去。
Now it is ordinary in talk about shows, podcasts, and conversation. People even say “nice segue” with a little smile when you change the subject well — or with irony when you do it badly.
Now it is ordinary in talk about shows, podcasts, and conversation現在講到節目、podcast,還有日常對話時,這都是很普通的用字。 People even say “nice segue” with a little smile人們甚至會帶著微笑說「nice segue」 when you change the subject well當你把話題換得很順的時候—— or with irony when you do it badly或者你換得很爛的時候,就帶點諷刺地說。
Though actually, in careful music writing it still has the old job (go on at once, no pause); in everyday English the idea is the smooth join, not the sheet of paper. Say it SEG-way.
Though actually不過實際上, in careful music writing it still has the old job (go on at once, no pause)在講究的樂譜寫作裡它還是原本的功能(馬上接下去、不要停頓); in everyday English the idea is the smooth join, not the sheet of paper在日常英文裡,重點是那個順順接上的感覺,不是那張樂譜。 Say it SEG-way唸法是SEG-way。
組成Borrowed from Italian segue (“it follows”), from seguire (“to follow”), from Latin sequor. First used on music scores: the next part follows with no break. Cognate with Spanish seguir. Doublet of sue. Related to suit and sequence.
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。
segueverb/ˈsɛɡweɪ/
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To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
- I can tell she’s going to segue from our conversation about school to the topic of marriage.
- Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai."
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entertainmentlifestylemusicTo make a smooth transition from one theme to another.
- Beethoven’s symphonies effortlessly segue from one theme to the next.
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To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.
seguenoun/ˈsɛɡweɪ/
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An instance of segueing, a transition.
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。