mor
mor — 名詞
1. a category of popular music that is soft, gentle, and designed to attract the wi
輕流行
平穩安全、不具創新的流行音樂
a category of popular music that is soft, gentle, and designed to attract the widest possible audience, without being original or taking creative risks
The hospital radio played gentle MOR songs with soft piano and warm string melodies all afternoon.
醫院收音機整個下午都在播放輕流行歌曲，伴著柔和的鋼琴與溫暖的弦樂。
attributive use: MOR songs / MOR music / MOR mix
Wei stopped listening to that channel because the playlist had become too MOR.
Wei 不再聽那個頻道了，因為播放清單變得太中間路線了。
Critics called the singer's Las Vegas show pleasant but unoriginal MOR material.
樂評人稱那位歌手在拉斯維加斯的演出悅耳但缺乏創意，只是中間路線的作品。
The café on Elm Street felt calm each morning, with gentle MOR ballads playing as customers read their newspapers.
埃爾姆街上的咖啡館每天早上都很寧靜，播放輕柔的 MOR 抒情歌，顧客們邊看報紙邊享受晨光。
Anjali described the film soundtrack as standard MOR without any creative energy.
Anjali 形容這部電影的原聲帶是標準的中間路線音樂，毫無創作活力。
- easy listening
focuses on the mellow sound quality rather than commercial intent; less critical than MOR
- elevator music
dismissive slang for bland instrumental music heard in public spaces
- background music
functional term for music played while doing something else
- alternative
implies non-mainstream, experimental, or edgy style
- avant-garde
implies groundbreaking, unconventional artistic approach
用法筆記
Typically used before nouns such as 'music', 'song', 'playlist', or 'radio station' as an attributive modifier. In informal reviews, it can also appear in a predicative position ('sounds too MOR').
mor — 縮寫
1. the written abbreviation for the phrase 'middle of the road', used especially in
中間路線縮寫
中間路線的英文縮寫
the written abbreviation for the phrase 'middle of the road', used especially in music journalism to mark a style of popular music that is moderate, commercially safe, and not extreme
The record label used the MOR tag to market the band's gentle new sound.
唱片公司使用 MOR 這個標籤來推銷樂團溫和的新風格。
attributive use: MOR tag / MOR label
Yuki opened the music magazine and saw the abbreviation MOR next to the album review.
Yuki 翻開音樂雜誌，看到專輯評論旁邊有 MOR 這個縮寫。
The oldies station in Chicago called its midday playlist MOR — middle of the road — for calm driving.
芝加哥的老歌電台將其中午的播放清單稱為 MOR（中間路線），適合平靜開車時收聽。
Mateo saw 'MOR — middle of the road' on the concert poster and expected a gentle, commercially safe performance.
Mateo 看到演唱會海報上寫著「MOR——中間路線」，便預期這場演出會溫和且商業取向。
- middle of the road
the full phrase that MOR abbreviates
用法筆記
Most frequently encountered in music journalism, radio programming guides, and record reviews. The abbreviation is always written in uppercase letters.