| 单词 | counterpoint |
| 释义 | Word Frequency counterpoint(ˈkaʊntəˌpɔɪnt) noun 1. the technique involving the simultaneous sounding of two or more parts or melodies 2. a melody or part combined with another melody or part See also descant (sense 1)3. the musical texture resulting from the simultaneous sounding of two or more melodies or parts 4. strict counterpoint 5. a contrasting or interacting element, theme, or item; foil 6. prosody the use of a stress or stresses at variance with the regular metrical stress verb ▶ Related adjective: contrapuntal7. (transitive) to set in contrast Word origin C15: from Old French contrepoint, from contre- counter- + point dot, note in musical notation, that is, an accompaniment set against the notes ofa melody |
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