MINSTREL, adj. Formerly a poet, singer or musician; now a nigger with a color less than skin deep and a humor more than flesh and blood can bear.
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n. 音乐家;
💡 mus音乐+ician表专家，从事某职业的人 →音乐家
"He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer."
他成为有名的音乐家已很久了, 但他现在不演奏了.
近义：instrumentalist, player, bandsman
n. 歌手;歌唱家;诗人;鸣禽;
💡 sing唱歌+er人 →歌唱家
"The singer hit a clinker."
那名歌手唱错了一个音符。
近义：interpreter, songster, vocalist, chanter
adv. 原来，原先;以前，从前;刚才;先头;
"We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard."
我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件.
近义：heretofore, once, previously, rather, thereinbefore, whilom
反义：lately, now, presently, recently, today, currently
n. 诗人;空想家;古典芭蕾舞大师;
"The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved."
这位诗人表达了他对自己热恋的女人的强烈情感.
近义：bard, scop
📜 Ambrose Bierce 的更多名言
"Acquaintance, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to."