"chantey" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 水手歌

Definition

chantey 是指水手在船上勞動時唱的傳統歌曲，通常用來協調大家的動作並鼓舞士氣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'chantey' 亦可寫為 'shanty' 或 'sea chantey'，專指水手的工作歌，多見於歷史或音樂相關場合，日常生活中少見。

Examples

The sailors sang a chantey as they raised the sails.

水手們升帆時唱着**水手歌**。

A chantey often has a strong, catchy rhythm.

**水手歌**通常有強烈且容易記住的節奏。

The museum played a recording of a famous chantey.

博物館播放了一首著名**水手歌**的錄音。

You can still hear a lively chantey at some maritime festivals.

在某些海洋節上，你還能聽到熱鬧的**水手歌**。

Not every chantey told a story, but many were full of humor and adventure.

不是每首**水手歌**都有故事，但很多充滿了幽默與冒險。

He learned to sing a chantey from an old sailor he met in the harbor.

他在港口從一位老水手那裡學會唱**水手歌**。