serenade
Word family nounserenaderserenataserenadeserenate
ser·e·nade1 /ˌserəˈneɪd/ noun [countableC] 1. APMa song sung to someone, especially one that a man performs for the woman he loves while standing below her window at night 〔尤指男子晚上站在其意中人窗外唱或奏的〕小夜曲 2. APMa piece of gentle music 柔和的乐曲 serenade2 verb [transitiveT] APMif you serenade someone, you sing or play music to them, especially to show them that you love them 〔尤为表爱慕之情而〕对…唱[奏]小夜曲 Origin serenade1 (1600-1700) French sérénade, from
Italian serenata, from
sereno “clear, calm”, from
Latin serenus;
→ SERENE