- scherzo
[scherzo 词源字典]
- scherzo: see scorn
[scherzo etymology, scherzo origin, 英语词源] - scherzo (n.)
- 1852, from Italian scherzo, literally "sport, joke," from scherzare "to jest or joke," from a Germanic source (compare Middle High German scherzen "to jump merrily, enjoy oneself," German scherz "sport"), from PIE *(s)ker- (2) "leap, jump about." The lively second or third movement in a multi-movement musical work. Scherzando is the Italian gerund of scherzare.