• vi. 歡樂地歌唱；唱耶誕頌歌
• n. 頌歌，贊美詩；歡樂之歌
• vt. 歡唱；歌頌
• n. (Carol)人名；(英)卡羅爾，卡蘿爾(女名)

來自PIE *gher, 圍，圍場。詞源同chorus, garden. 原指圍成一圈唱歌，慶祝。

carol

carol: [13] English acquired carol from Old French carole, and the similarity of form and meaning naturally suggests that this in turn came from late Latin choraula ‘choral song’. In classical Latin times this had meant ‘person who accompanies a choir on a flute or reed instrument’, and it came from Greek khoraúlēs, a compound formed from khorós ‘choir’ (source of English chorus and choir) and aulos ‘reed instrument’.

However, the fact that the earliest recorded use of the word is for a dance in a ring, accompanied by singing, has led some etymologists to speculate that the underlying notion contained in it may be not ‘song’ but ‘circle’ (perhaps from Latin corolla ‘little crown, garland’).
=> choir, chorus

carol (n.)

c. 1300, "joyful song," also "dance in a ring," from Old French carole "kind of dance in a ring, round dance accompanied by singers," perhaps from Medieval Latin choraula "a dance to the flute," from Latin choraules "flute-player," from Greek khoraules "flute player who accompanies the choral dance," from khoros "chorus" (see chorus) + aulein "to play the flute," from aulos "reed instrument" (see alveolus). The meaning "Christmas hymn of joy" is attested from c. 1500.

Carol

masc. proper name, from Medieval Latin Carolus (see Charles). As a fem. proper name, an abbreviation of Caroline. The masc. name never has been popular in U.S.; the fem. form was common after c. 1900 and was a top-10 name for U.S. girls born 1936-1950.

carol (v.)

c. 1300, "to dance in a ring," from Old French caroler, from carole (see carol (n.)). As "to sing" from late 14c. Related: Caroled; caroling.

1. Carol was absent-minded and a little slow on the uptake.

卡蘿爾心不在焉，反應有點遲鈍。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Carol is a tall, dark, Latin type of woman.

卡蘿爾身材高大，黑發棕膚，是個有著拉丁風情的女子。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance.

為了做做樣子，卡蘿爾適時地抽了幾下鼻子。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Carol answered the door as soon as I knocked.

我一敲門，卡蘿爾就來開了。

來自柯林斯例句

5. All this fuss is because Carol is having a bad hair day.

就因為卡蘿爾今天不太順心，所以弄得大家雞飛狗跳。

來自柯林斯例句