rhapsodise

/'ræpsədaiz/ Cách viết khác : (rhapsodise) /'ræpsədaiz/

Thân thiện

The poet rhapsodises about the beauty of the morning sun.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To express oneself with extreme enthusiasm or ecstatic delight: To speak or write about something in an extravagantly emotional, impassioned, or rapturous manner.
   • To recite or compose a rhapsody: In a literary or musical context, to create or perform an irregular, free-form, and emotionally intense piece.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • She would often rhapsodise about the beauty of the Italian countryside. (She would speak about it with intense, poetic enthusiasm.)
  • The critic rhapsodised over the young pianist's performance, calling it a revelation. (The critic praised it in an ecstatic, effusive way.)
  • The poet rhapsodised on the theme of lost love. (The poet wrote or spoke about it in a free-flowing, emotionally charged style.)

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "To rhapsodise over/about something": This is the most common construction, indicating the subject of the enthusiastic speech or writing.
  • He rhapsodised over the intricate details of the vintage car engine.
• The term often implies a level of enthusiasm that is unrestrained, poetic, or even excessive, going beyond simple praise.

Variants and Related Words

• Rhapsodize: The standard American English spelling of the verb.
• Rhapsody (n): 1. An effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling. 2. In music, a free-form composition of an irregular, emotional, or epic nature.
• Rhapsodic (adj): Characterized by or expressing rhapsody; ecstatically enthusiastic.
  • He gave a rhapsodic description of his journey.

Synonyms

• Gush: To express oneself with exaggerated enthusiasm.
• Rave: To talk or write about something with great, often uncritical, enthusiasm.
• Wax lyrical: To speak about something in a poetic, enthusiastic, and elaborate manner.
• Extol: To praise highly, though this is more formal and less emotionally effusive than "rhapsodise."

Antonyms

• Criticise: To indicate the faults of something in a disapproving way.
• Disparage: To regard or represent as being of little worth.
• Understate: To describe or represent something as less than it is.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• To go into rhapsodies: To begin speaking or writing in an extravagantly enthusiastic manner.
  • Whenever the topic of astronomy comes up, he goes into rhapsodies.

Học thuật

Verb

1. say (something) with great enthusiasm
2. recite a rhapsody

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