爵士

• 병음: jué shì
• 한자 분석: 爵 = pictograph of an ancient wine vessel, later meaning noble rank; 士 = pictograph of an axe, meaning scholar or gentleman

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재즈; (영국) 기사 작위

Has two distinct meanings: 1) Jazz music (爵士乐), a transliteration from English. Used for the genre, jazz clubs, jazz musicians, etc. 2) A British noble title (Sir), historically granted to knights and baronets. In modern usage, refers to those knighted by the British monarch (如 爵士乐队, 爵士酒吧 for music; 封为爵士 for the title).

예문

1. 周末我常去那家爵士酒吧听现场演奏，氛围特别好。
2. 他被英国女王封为爵士，以表彰他对音乐事业的杰出贡献。
3. 上海的老式洋房里传出悠扬的爵士乐，让人仿佛回到了三十年代。

사용 가이드

맥락: music, entertainment, British culture, honorifics

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 你喜欢听爵士乐吗？(Do you like listening to jazz?)
• 保罗·麦卡特尼在1997年被封为爵士。(Paul McCartney was knighted in 1997.)

피해야 할 표현

• 他是一个爵士。(Incomplete — specify 爵士乐手 for a jazz musician, or use 被封为爵士 when referring to the title)

기원과 역사

For jazz: phonetic transliteration of English 'jazz.' For the title: 爵 (noble rank, vessel) + 士 (scholar, gentleman) — a translation of European noble titles since the late Qing dynasty.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal