爵士

• 拼音: jué shì
• 汉字拆解: 爵 = pictograph of an ancient wine vessel, later meaning noble rank; 士 = pictograph of an axe, meaning scholar or gentleman

含义

Jazz (music); knight/baronet (British noble title); sir (honorific).

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).

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: music, entertainment, British culture, honorifics

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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)

起源与历史

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.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal