carol(名词/动词):(名词)颂歌;(尤指)圣诞颂歌;(动词)欢快地歌唱。(也可泛指快乐的歌声。)
/ˈkær.əl/
She sang a Christmas carol with her family.
她和家人一起唱了一首圣诞颂歌。
As the snow fell, the children caroled through the streets, their voices bright in the cold air.
雪花飘落时,孩子们在街道上欢快地唱着歌,在寒冷的空气中嗓音清亮。
carol 源自中古英语 carole,再往前与古法语中表示“圈舞、伴舞的歌”的词有关;最初常指边跳舞边唱的欢歌,后来逐渐与宗教节庆歌曲(尤其圣诞歌曲)联系更紧密。