English Dictionary

ecbole

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɛkbəliː/

名詞

可算名詞 稀用 修辞法 不可算名詞

(rhetoric, rare) A digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.

日本語の意味

修辞学における逸脱、すなわち本来の話題から外れた余談や脱線としての用法。 / 特に、話の流れの中で、その人物が自分自身の言葉で紹介される場面を指す。

At the symposium, the historian's ecbole—a brief digression in which he introduced an eyewitness to speak in his own words—captivated the audience.

シンポジウムで、その歴史家の脱線（目撃者を登場させ、その人が自分の言葉で語る短い挿話）が聴衆を魅了した。

意味（1）

(rhetoric, rare) A digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.

意味（2）

(music) The raising or sharping of a tone, especially (historical) in relation to Ancient Greek music.

Ecbole: a […] change in the enharmonic genus, by the accidental elevation of a chord, or string, five dieses above its ordinary pitch.

ecboles （ plural ）