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fox-trot的词源解释,fox-trot来源

fox-trot(n.)

同样 foxtrot,1872年,“慢跑或小步跑,步幅短促而轻快”,由 fox(n.)和 trot (n.) 构成,如狐狸的步伐,尤其是马匹行进方式。作为流行到拉格泰姆音乐伴奏的一种舞蹈,起源于1914年末,是1915年的流行狂热。早期关于这种舞蹈的文字通常似乎没有意识到同名马步运动方式,而是将其与几年前流行的 turkey trot 一步舞联系在了一起。

As a variation of the one-step, as a legitimate successor to all the objectionable trots, the fox trot has attained a form which is in a fair way to become permanent. ... It has the charm of being an absolute fit for many of the most alluring transient tunes; and it can be danced, without self-consciousness, by hundreds of people who never pretended to be graceful or dancefully talented. [Maurice Mouvet, "Maurice's Art of Dancing," 1915]
作为一步舞的变异,作为所有不受欢迎的小跑的合法继承者,狐步在一定程度上已经成为一种永久的形式......这种舞蹈的优点在于它完全适合许多最迷人的短暂旋律; 它可以被数百个从未自诩优美或舞蹈有天赋之人毫无自我意识地跳舞。[Maurice Mouvet,“Maurice's Art of Dancing,”1915年]

该词起源时间:1872年