MINSTREL, adj. Formerly a poet, singer or musician; now a nigger with a color less than skin deep and a humor more than flesh and blood can bear.
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n. 音樂家;
?? mus音樂+ician表專家，從事某職業的人 →音樂家
"He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer."
他成為有名的音樂家已很久了, 但他現在不演奏了.
近義：instrumentalist, player, bandsman
n. 歌手;歌唱家;詩人;鳴禽;
?? sing唱歌+er人 →歌唱家
"The singer hit a clinker."
那名歌手唱錯了一個音符。
近義：interpreter, songster, vocalist, chanter
adv. 原來，原先;以前，從前;剛才;先頭;
"We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard."
我們現在享受到了過去只是聽說過的那些舒適條件.
近義：heretofore, once, previously, rather, thereinbefore, whilom
反義：lately, now, presently, recently, today, currently
n. 詩人;空想家;古典芭蕾舞大師;
"The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved."
這位詩人表達了他對自己熱戀的女人的強烈情感.
近義：bard, scop