minuet
noun /ˌmɪnjuˈet/
/ˌmɪnjuˈet/
- a slow formal dance that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries; a piece of music for this dance
Topics Musicc2小步舞,小步舞曲(盛行于 17、18 世纪) 词源late 17th cent.: from French menuet, ‘fine, delicate’, diminutive (used as a noun) of menu ‘small’.