minstrel
minstrel 英 [ˈmɪnstrəl] 美 [ˈmɪnstrəl]
n. 歌手，艺人；吟游诗人
名词复数:minstrels
- If you were a lord in medieval times — back before radio or TV — you may have employed a minstrel for entertainment. The minstrel would keep your household amused by playing music and singing songs about faraway places.
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- n. 歌手，艺人；吟游诗人
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1. Alfred the great acted his own spy , visiting danish camps disguised as a minstrel.
阿尔弗雷德大帝曾亲自充当间谍。他扮作吟游歌手到丹麦军队的营地里侦察。
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2. If some minstrel belts out “Imagine” or gets a crowd to sing along hoping to carry away a hatful of coins, this busker could face a fine ranging from $50 to $200.
如果在这片草莓园里，有流浪歌手高歌吟唱他的《想象》或是唱着民谣摇滚，招致大批群众围观，而只是为了能让自己“行乞”的帽子装满硬币的街头艺人们，可能会面临50到200美元不等的罚款。
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3. France and Australia may not have the United States' particular history of minstrel shows … but something about the act of portraying a white woman as black ought to sound an alarm, somewhere.
法国和澳大利亚也许没有美国那段流浪艺人涂黑脸表演的特殊历史…但这种把一名白人女子涂成黑色的行为，应该给某些人敲响警钟。
- minstrel (n.) early 13c., from Old French menestrel "entertainer, poet, musician; servant, workman; good-for-nothing, rogue," from Medieval Latin ministralis "servant, jester, singer," from Late Latin ministerialem (nominative ministerialis) "imperial household officer, one having an official duty," from ministerialis (adj.) "ministerial," from Latin ministerium (see ministry). The connecting notion is via the jester, etc., as a court position.
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