beguine

英 [bə'ɡiːn] 美 [bə'ɡiːn]

• n. 比根；比根舞

英英释义

Noun:

1. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life

2. music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance

3. a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba

词汇搭配

• beguine 比根