ballad

名词 ballad:

1. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
   同义词：lay
2. a narrative poem of popular origin
   同义词：lay

1. The singer led off with a popular ballad.
   歌唱家首先唱了一首流行的民歌。
2. A small book or pamphlet containing poems, ballads, stories, or religious tracts.
   小册子包含诗歌、歌谣、故事或宗教圣经诗歌的小书或小册子
3. The musician made the legend into a beautiful ballad.
   这位音乐家把传说编成了一首美丽的民谣。
4. The old man sang us a ballad.
   老人给我们唱了一首歌谣。

bal.lad

n.（名词）

A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a recurrent refrain.
民谣：常是源于民歌并适于演唱的叙事诗歌，由简单诗节组成，通常有循环迭句
The music for such a poem.
民歌：为上述诗歌而作的音乐
Music A popular song especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
【音乐】 伤感的情歌：尤指浪漫的或伤感的流行歌曲
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
常用于修饰另一个名词：
例句：
a ballad singer; ballad compositions.
民谣歌手；民谣作品

来源：
Middle English balade [poem or song in stanza form]
中古英语 balade [以诗节形式而写的诗或歌]
from Old French ballade
源自 古法语 ballade
from Old Provenôal balada [song sung while dancing]
源自 古普罗旺斯语 balada [跳舞时唱的歌]
from balar [to dance]
源自 balar [跳舞]
from Late Latin ball3re [to dance] * see ball 2
源自 后期拉丁语 ball3re [跳舞] *参见 ball2

【引伸】
ballad.ic