counterpoint是什么意思？

counterpoint

英[ˈkaʊntəpɔɪnt] 美[ˈkaʊntərpɔɪnt]

• n. 对位法，旋律配合，对应物；

复数：counterpoints;

第三人称单数：counterpoints;

过去式：counterpointed;

现在分词：counterpointing;

例句

• Fred: It's true. But the total counterpoint is so pianissimo. 你说得没错. 但是总的复调旋律是非常轻柔的.
• The two melodies are played in counterpoint. 用对位法来演奏这两首曲调。
• ...lessons in counterpoint and harmony. 对位及和声课
• Paris is just a short train journey away, providing the perfect counterpoint to the peace and quiet of Reims. 从这儿到巴黎坐火车一会儿就到，那里与兰斯的宁静平和相比却又是另一番景象。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  有趣的对比
  Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way.
  例句
  Paris is just a short train journey away, providing the perfect counterpoint to the peace and quiet of Reims. 从这儿到巴黎坐火车一会儿就到，那里与兰斯的宁静平和相比却又是另一番景象。
• VERB
  与…形成有趣的对比
  If one thing counterpoints another, it contrasts with it in a satisfying way.
  例句
  A good sharp dressing counterpointed the sweetness of the dried fruit. 味道浓烈的上好调味品和香甜的干果形成有趣的对比。
• N-UNCOUNT
  (音乐的)对位法，对位
  In music, counterpoint is a technique in which two or more different tunes are played together at the same time.
  例句
  ...lessons in counterpoint and harmony. 对位及和声课

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
• Verb
  1. to show differences when compared; be different;
  "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
  2. write in counterpoint;
  "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"