詳論
英英解釋:名詞descant:1. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
同義詞:discant
動詞descant:
1. sing in descant
2. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
同義詞:yodel, warble
3. talk at great length about something of one's interest
字根詞源
cant/chant/cent=to sing 唱歌來源於拉丁文canere,“to sing”。法語裡表示“歌曲”的詞是Chanson,義大利語中“歌曲”是canzone,都有這個字根的影子。英語中chant指“歌曲,聖歌”。en-放入+chant歌曲->enchant放入歌曲,產生出用歌曲包圍的浪漫氛圍->使迷惑,是心醉。ac-加強意義+cent歌唱->accent重音,口音。院子古代詩篇中的音高安排,進而得來“起強調或者重突出作用的東西”,引申得來“重音,口音”的含義。