单词 | euphony |
释义 | euphony (once / 9366 pages) n Shakespeare's language is a good example of euphony: pleasant, musical sounds in harmony, as with “To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day.” Use euphony to describe music or poetry. To understand it, break it down: eu- means good; phon- means sound or voice. Of course, just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, euphony is in the ear of the listener — it's subjective. Kids and their parents rarely find euphony in the same song. WORD FAMILYeuphony: euphonic, euphonical, euphonies, euphonious, euphonous+/euphonic: euphonically/euphonious: euphoniously USAGE EXAMPLESViols, cousins to the modern string family, produce dainty sounds that blend together with the utmost euphony when played well. Washington Post(Oct 24, 2016) And when he played a zither, its euphony cascaded through the room. Washington Post(Mar 16, 2015) Its easeful euphony clearly made a strong impact on the audience. Seattle Times(Apr 27, 2013) n any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds Syn|Hypo|Hyper music music of the spheres an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial auditory sensation, sound the subjective sensation of hearing something |
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