country-and-western
/ˌkʌntri ən ˈwestən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkʌntri ən ˈwestərn/ (ame, ipa)
country-and-western — 名詞
1. a style of popular music rooted in older singing and dance music from the southe
鄉村西部樂
源自美國南部與西部的流行音樂
a style of popular music rooted in older singing and dance music from the southern and western United States, often played with guitar, fiddle, or banjo.
Theo grew up hearing country-and-western on his grandfather's porch radio.
Theo 從小就在祖父家門廊的收音機裡聽鄉村西部樂。
hear country-and-western in everyday listening
A local band played country-and-western while couples danced beside the food trucks.
現場樂團演奏鄉村西部樂時，情侶們就在餐車旁跳舞。
play country-and-western at a live event
Mina usually chooses country-and-western when she drives across the dry plains.
Mina 開車穿過乾燥平原時，通常都選鄉村西部樂來聽。
The festival mixes country-and-western with blues and gospel on the main stage.
這個音樂節在主舞台上把鄉村西部樂和藍調、福音歌曲放在一起演出。
- country music
the broader and more usual modern label for this family of music
- bluegrass
a faster string-band branch inside the same tradition, not a full synonym
- honky-tonk
a barroom style within the genre, often rougher and more dance-driven
文法句型
listen to + country-and-western
play + country-and-western
country-and-western + band/singer
用法筆記
Usually treated as an uncountable genre name after verbs like play, sing, or listen to. Many speakers now simply say country music, while country-and-western often suggests an older fiddle-and-guitar sound.