a short simple song 小曲;小调 It reminds me of a little music-hall ditty my grandad used to sing. 它让我想起了我爷爷过去常唱的一首小音乐厅小曲。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dite ‘composition’, from Latin dictatum (neuter) ‘something dictated’, from dictare ‘to dictate’.