fugue

/fjuːɡ/ (bre, ipa) · [fjˈuɡ] /fjuːɡ/ (ame, ipa) · [fjˈuɡ] /ˈfyüg How to pronounce fugue (audio)/ (ame, mw)

fugue — 名詞

  • fuguesingular
  • fuguesplural

1. a classical piece built from one main tune that enters in different parts one af

1.名詞C2
釋義

賦格曲

主題輪流進入並彼此交織的樂曲

a classical piece built from one main tune that enters in different parts one after another, creating lines that overlap and seem to chase each other

例句

Mayumi heard the fugue begin when the second violin echoed the first theme.

Mayumi 一聽到第二小提琴重現第一段主題，就知道賦格曲開始了。

second voice echoes the theme

The choir closed the concert with a bright fugue by Bach.

合唱團用一首明快的巴哈賦格曲為音樂會收尾。

close a concert with a fugue

同義詞
  • canon

    follows stricter imitation rules than a fugue

  • round

    simpler and usually sung, without the fuller development of a fugue

  • counterpoint

    the writing technique itself, not necessarily a complete piece

用法筆記

Usually refers to a classical work or section where the same subject enters in different voices. Learners often meet it in phrases like 'Bach fugue', 'organ fugue', or 'fugue subject'.

常見錯誤

❌The class listened to a fugue song by Bach.
✅The class listened to a fugue by Bach.
💡a fugue is normally treated as a musical work, not as a song.

2. an episode where someone may go on traveling or acting as usual, yet afterwards

2.名詞C2
釋義

失憶漫遊

失去身分記憶並離家行動的狀態

an episode where someone may go on traveling or acting as usual, yet afterwards remember none of it and no longer know who they normally are

例句

After the crash, Gabriel wandered for two days in a fugue and forgot his name.

車禍後，Gabriel 在失憶漫遊中徘徊了兩天，連自己的名字都忘了。

in a fugue + forget identity

Police found Defne in another town after she slipped into a fugue.

Defne 陷入失憶漫遊後，警方在另一個城鎮找到她。

slip into a fugue

同義詞
  • dissociative fugue

    the full clinical name for this condition

  • amnesia

    covers memory loss generally, without the wandering or identity break

  • blackout

    often linked to alcohol, drugs, or injury rather than dissociation

  • trance

    changes awareness but does not usually involve losing identity or leaving home

用法筆記

Usually appears in medical or psychology contexts, often with words like 'state', 'enter', or 'slip into'. Unlike ordinary forgetfulness, the person may travel, speak, and make plans during the episode.

常見錯誤

❌I was in a fugue during math class.
✅I was in a daze during math class.
💡a fugue is a rare medical state with memory loss, not ordinary inattention.