postlude
🇬🇧 UK/'pəʊstlju:d/🇺🇸 US/'pәustlju:d/
C2
Definitions
n.
A piece of music played at the end of a church service; a concluding section of a literary or musical work
后奏曲;终曲;结尾部分
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.organ postlude管风琴后奏曲
- 2.[musical postlude]音乐终曲
- 3.[brief postlude]简短的尾声
- 4.postlude to a service礼拜结束后奏
Example Sentences
- 1.
The organist played a gentle postlude as the congregation filed out of the church.
- 2.
The final chapter serves as a postlude, reflecting on the novel's central themes.