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单词 trebly
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treblyadj.

Brit. /ˈtrɛbli/, U.S. /ˈtrɛb(ə)li/
Forms: 1900s– trebley, 1900s– trebly.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: treble n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < treble n. + -y suffix1.
Chiefly Music and Sound Recording.
Characterized by an excess of treble frequencies or an absence of resonant bass frequencies; tinny.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] > harsh and metallic
brazen1596
wiry1609
metallic1821
tin pan1843
brassy1847
panny1869
tinny1877
trebly1970
1970 Los Angeles Times 13 Feb. iv. 15/1 Dyke takes the stage to hold his microphone too close to his mouth (making his voice come out painfully trebly).
1978 Gramophone Aug. 401/2 One tape..was so thin and trebly as to be almost unplayable.
1991 N.Y. Times 5 Mar. c12/5 The sound system delivered a tinny, trebly blare.
2006 Times (Nexis) 15 July (Features section) 28 The producer..adds a trebley sheen that makes the songs glisten, indeed the guitars are so bright..that they sound like a brass section.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

treblyadv.

Brit. /ˈtrɛbli/, U.S. /ˈtrɛbli/
Etymology: < treble adj. + -ly suffix2.
1. In a threefold degree or manner; triply.
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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adverb]
threefoldlya901
threefoldc1020
tripartedly1569
trebly1590
trinely1606
tripartitely1656
triply1660
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. xi. sig. L2 Trebly augmented was his furious mood.
1629 J. Wadsworth Eng. Spanish Pilgrime v. 47 She was left destitute, the..Iesuites being trebly paid.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 531 Linnen trebly rowl'd.
1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. vi. 90 Wicket and gate were trebly barr'd, By beam and bolt and chain.
1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam c. 154 This hath made them trebly dear. View more context for this quotation
2. In a treble or high-pitched tone. Obsolete. rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [adverb] > qualities of voice
trebly1679
mezza voce1776
1679 in F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1907) II. 330 A Mercy, wch makes mee merrily & Trebly sing, Gaudiamus and Haleluia.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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