a piece of music sung or played in the open air, typically by a man at night under the window of his beloved (尤指男子夜间在意中人窗下所唱或所奏的)小夜曲 ■another term for serenata 同 serenata
verb
[with obj.]entertain (someone) with a serenade 为…演唱(或演奏)小夜曲 a strolling guitarist serenades the diners. 漫步的吉他手为进餐者奏唱小夜曲。
派生 serenader noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from sereno 'serene'