harmony
noun
uk/ˈhɑː.mə.ni/us/ˈhɑːr.mə.ni/harmonynoun(MUSIC)
C2[CorU]
apleasantmusicalsoundmade by differentnotesbeingplayedorsungat the sametime:
(音乐中的)和声singinginharmony唱和声
It is asimplemelodywithcomplexharmonies.这是一首和声复杂的简单旋律。
- It'sthrillingtohearthe four-part harmony, with thevoicesperfectlybalanced.
- We need a fewpeoplein thecongregationtosingthe harmonies and not just thesimplehymntune.
- Sheplayedthetuneon thefluteand I did some harmonies on thepiano.
- Themoderngenerationofcomposersdiscardedtraditionalideasofmelodyand harmony.
- Hismusicisknownforitsclashingdiscords, but at the end of thispiecehe gives us ararepassageofpureharmony.
Technical music terms
- accidental
- aleatory
- andante
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr.
- discord
- dissonance
- harmonic
- key signature
- longa
- mike check
- modulate
- slur
- stepwise
- syncopate
- syncopated
- syncopation
- tempo
- trill
harmonynoun(MATCH)
B2[U]
asituationin whichpeoplearepeacefulandagreewith each other, or when thingsseemrightorsuitabletogether:
协调,和谐,一致racialharmony(= goodfeelingsbetween differentraces)种族和谐
domesticharmony(= goodfeelingsin thefamilyorhome)家庭和睦
Imagine asocietyin which everyonelivedtogetherin(perfect)harmony.设想一下有这样一个社会,所有人都和睦地生活在一起。
We mustensurethattourismdevelopsinharmonywiththeenvironment.我们必须确保旅游业与环境和谐发展。
Balance and imbalance
- accord withsomething
- align
- asymmetric
- balance(something)out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- harmonious
- harmonize
- imbalance
- inharmonious
- jar
- jarring
- on an even keelidiom
- one man's loss is another man's gainidiom
- realign
- realignment
- rebalance
- unharmonious
- well balanced
- well rounded
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