muzak

IPA/ˈmjuː.zæk/
KK[mjˈuzæk]IPA/ˈmjuː.zæk/

muzak — noun

1. a trade name for soft background music that businesses keep playing in places li

1.名詞B2
釋義

a trade name for soft background music that businesses keep playing in places like lifts, hotel lobbies, and shops to create a calm mood

例句

The hotel lobby played muzak all afternoon while guests waited to check in.

play + muzak + in [public place]

Lara laughed when the lift's muzak switched from jazz to Christmas songs.

muzak in lifts and other shared spaces

同義詞
  • background music

    the neutral general term; it can describe any music played behind another activity

  • elevator music

    more humorous and more strongly suggests bland, soothing music in shared spaces

  • easy listening

    a music style label rather than a specific system of continuous public background music

文法句型

play + muzak

turn down + the muzak

muzak + in [public place]

用法筆記

Muzak often suggests bland or overly cheerful background music in commercial spaces, not music that someone actively chooses to hear for pleasure. The word is usually uncountable.

常見錯誤

❌I listened to muzak at home for fun all evening.
✅I listened to soft background music at home all evening.
💡muzak usually refers to impersonal music played in public or commercial spaces, not music someone chooses for enjoyment.