trad
trad — noun
1. an older kind of jazz based on early New Orleans bands, with musicians adding th
an older kind of jazz based on early New Orleans bands, with musicians adding their own lines over a steady beat.
The club hosts trad on Friday nights with a live trumpet band.
collocation: host / play trad
Bao learned to play trad after hearing old New Orleans records.
pattern: play trad
At the summer fair, two local groups took turns playing trad.
My grandfather still listens to trad while he fixes his old radio.
The film opens with trad from a brass band on a riverboat.
- traditional jazz
the full neutral term, suitable in formal writing and learner dictionaries
- New Orleans jazz
close in style, but more strongly tied to the original music from that city
- Dixieland
a chiefly US label that can sound dated or less neutral today
- bebop
a later jazz style with faster lines and more complex harmony
- modern jazz
a broader term for later jazz styles rather than early traditional ones
文法句型
play trad
listen to trad
用法筆記
Mostly used in talk about jazz clubs, bands, and records. It usually refers to the music style as a whole, so it often appears after verbs such as play, hear, or listen to.
常見錯誤
trad — adjective
- tradpositive
- traddercomparative
- traddestsuperlative
1. used informally for things that keep to older customs, styles, or ways instead o
used informally for things that keep to older customs, styles, or ways instead of newer ones.
Yuna chose a trad red dress for the village dance.
collocation: trad + dress / style
The cafe keeps a trad menu with roast beef and apple pie.
collocation: trad + menu
Christopher prefers trad Christmas songs to loud dance music.
Many parents at the school still want a trad uniform.
The hotel mixed trad wooden chairs with bright modern lights.
- traditional
the full neutral form, usable in any register
- old-school
informal like trad, but often adds approval for older habits or style
- conventional
focuses more on what people normally do now, not necessarily what is old
- old-fashioned
often sounds more negative, suggesting something is out of date
- modern
relating to newer styles, ideas, or methods
- progressive
favouring new ideas or social change rather than older customs
- unconventional
not following the usual or established way
文法句型
trad + noun
用法筆記
Often placed before a noun, especially with words like values, music, clothes, or school rules. Because it is informal, it fits conversation and headlines better than formal academic writing.