glee

大喜び、歓喜

大きな喜び。時には他人の不幸を喜ぶ気持ちを指す。

やさしい英語で： Great happiness, sometimes because something bad has happened to someone else.

• The children shouted with glee.
• She could hardly hide her glee at winning.
• He watched his rival lose with obvious glee.

類義語： delight, joy

反対語： misery, sorrow

よく使う表現： with glee, full of glee, shout with glee

無伴奏重唱曲、グリー

少なくとも三人の独唱者が、楽器の伴奏なしで歌う曲。

やさしい英語で： A song for at least three solo singers, performed without musical instruments.

• Three singers performed a glee.
• The concert ended with an English glee for four voices.
• These glees need no piano accompaniment.

類義語： part song

よく使う表現： sing a glee, three-part glee, English glee

音楽の余興、歌舞

演者が披露する音楽、歌、その他の娯楽。

やさしい英語で： Music, singing, or entertainment provided by performers.

• The feast ended with music and glee.
• Minstrels filled the hall with glee.
• The guests enjoyed an evening of glee after supper.

類義語： music, entertainment

よく使う表現： music and glee, evening of glee

無伴奏で重唱する

楽器の伴奏なしで、何人かと声を合わせて歌う。

やさしい英語で： To sing a song with several other voices and without musical instruments.

• The singers gathered to glee together.
• They gleed in harmony after supper.
• The company would glee without any instruments.

類義語： sing

よく使う表現： glee together, glee in harmony