liltとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /lɪlt/
  • 韻: -ɪlt

動詞

lilt (三人称単数 現在形 lilts, 現在分詞 lilting, 過去形および過去分詞形 lilted)

1. To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
   • a. 1851, William Wordsworth, “The Redbreast”, in Henry [Hope] Reed, editor, The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Philadelphia, Pa.: Hayes & Zell, […], published 1860, OCLC 6755364:

     Whether the bird flit here or there,
     O'er table lilt , or perch on chair

2. To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
3. To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
   • 1847, Alfred Tennyson, The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], OCLC 2024748, (please specify the page number, または |part=prologue, I to VII, または conclusion):

     A classic lecture, rich in sentiment, / With scraps of thunderous epic lilted out / By violet-hooded doctors.