recitative
n[C, U]
(passage of) narrative or dialogue in an opera or oratorio sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note 宣叙调, 朗诵调(歌剧或清唱剧中近似说话的歌唱风格).
🗣️ 情景例句
Hello. Is Susan there?
喂,是苏珊吗?
Ill news flies fast.
恶事传千里。
His patrols halted the raiding parties: hunger assailed the Danish army.