| 单词 | griot |
| 释义 | griot noun[C] uk/ˈɡriː.əʊ/us/ˈɡriː.oʊ/inpartsofWestAfrica, someone whopassesontheirsociety'shistory,especiallythroughstories,poems, andmusic, and whotakespartinceremoniessuch asweddingsandfunerals （西非）歌舞艺人Describing & telling stories
Examplesofgriotgriot But as we will see thegriotis also popularly seen as a servant of power-holders. From theCambridge English Corpus There are no indigenous professional ' historians ' like the griots, not least because there were no central political institutions that needed to be legitimated through history. From theCambridge English Corpus Thegriotaddresses members of the traditional aristocracy, who reply by offering gifts to thegriot. From theCambridge English Corpus She makes an excellent case for the centrality of griots and smiths based on their critical skills and knowledge and the relatively greater amount of source material on them. From theCambridge English Corpus The people would also gather in kaiso tents where agriotor lead singer would lead them in song. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The epic is an instance of oral history, going back to the 14th century and narrated by generations ofgriotpoets or "jeliw" ("djeli"). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the past, music has been the main "fort" of one social group, the "griot" (village entertainers). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The headgriotwould offer them a beverage that they must drink. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This test was just one of many tests carried out by the headgriot. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Griots are a living library for the community providing history, entertainment, and wisdom while playing and singing their songs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is played to accompany a griot's singing or simply on its own. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The griots then chant ancient songs marked by sadness and praise for the departed king. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In reference to agriot, griots are only supposed to marry other griots. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Such griots were used to recite history of births and deaths, battles and marriages in the village. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each aristocratic family of griots accompanied a higher-ranked family of warrior-kings or emperors, which they called "jatigi". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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