an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling 狂热(或欣喜)的表现 rhapsodies of praise. 狂热赞词。 ■(Music)a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional or exuberant in character (乐)狂想曲
(in ancient Greece) an epic poem, or part of it, of a suitable length for recitation at one time (古希腊)吟诵史诗;(长度适合一次吟诵的)史诗的一节
派生 rhapsodic [rapˈsɒdɪk] adjective 语源
mid 16th cent. (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek rhapsōidia, from rhaptein 'to stitch' + ōidē 'song, ode'