| 单词 | chord |
| 释义 | chord (once / 842 pages) 1nv 2n In music, a chord is three or more notes that combine harmoniously. You can play chords on a piano or guitar, but not on an instrument that plays one note at a time, like a trumpet. Chord comes from the French word for agreement, accord, so in music it means sounds that go together, or agree with each other. You can also use chord figuratively. If a book "strikes a chord" with you, you feel connected to it. In math, a chord is the straight line that connects two points on a curve. WORD FAMILYchord: chordal, chorded, chording, chords USAGE EXAMPLESThe vernacular elements sounded freshest when Mr. Marsalis folded them into passages of symphonic mass, with thick, pungent chords and boldly fractured phrases. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) One intense section was driven by bursts of chords that built in density and volume. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) The opening chords of “Purple Rain,” they’re the opening of a conversation. The New Yorker(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together Hypo|Hyper arpeggio a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously sforzandoan accented chord common chord, triada three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones seventh chorda triad with a seventh added musical note, note, tone a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound 2v play chords on (a string instrument) Hyper play perform music on (a musical instrument) 3v bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper harmonise, harmonize key regulate the musical pitch of alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation n a straight line connecting two points on a curve Hyper straight line a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature |
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