| 单词 | triad |
| 释义 | triad (once / 6442 pages) n A triad is three things or people considered as one unit. A triad is a trio. A triangle is a shape with three sides. Similarly, a triad is a set of three things or people. To be a triad, three individual parts must also be considered a unit. A band with three members is a triad. A business with three divisions is a triad. A family with three members is a triad. A book with three volumes is a triad (usually called a trilogy). Triads are also called threesomes and trios. WORD FAMILYtriad: triads USAGE EXAMPLESThat political triad will leave them with a splendid opportunity for success. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) I suppose “nuclear” is a vital part of the triad because, without it, it’s not a nuclear triad. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) The bass instruments drone on the tonic while the violins weave sixteenth notes around the other notes of the triad. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1n a set of three similar things considered as a unit Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper trio, triple, triplet Trimurti the triad of divinities of later Hinduism trilogy a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme trigon, triplicity(astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees set a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used 2n three people considered as a unit Syn|Hypo|Hyper threesome, trinity, trio triumvirate a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority troikaa modern Russian triumvirate assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place 3n a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones Syn|Hyper common chord chord a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together 4n the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one Syn|Hyper 3, III, deuce-ace, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika digit, figure one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration |
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