英语词汇“music to one's ears”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Chiefly in figurative context. Something likened to music by virtue of its beauty or charm, or the pleasure which it produces. Frequently in music to one's ears: something which it is gratifying to hear, pleasant news (see also quot. 1597 at sense A. 8a).In quot. 1699 in negative context, applied to bad news.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > pleasant quality

musica1586

euphonia1591

euphony1623

chimingness1674

silveriness1856

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun] > musical or harmonious quality > sound

musica1586

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xvii. sig. Aa4 What Histories may euer make my fame yeeld so sweete a Musicke to my eares, as that [etc.]?

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 518 It is my Fathers Musicke To speake your deeds.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. ii. 118 The time was once, when thou vn-vrg'd wouldst vow, That neuer words were musicke to thine eare,..Vnlesse I spake..to thee.

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler i. 25 The hearing of such conjugal faithfulness will be Musick to all chaste ears.

a1668 W. Davenant Fair Favorite (1673) v. i I shall now be kil'd, Even with the musick of her voice.

1694 J. Collier Misc. v. 63 But when People have nothing but Fears, and Jealousies and Plots in their Heads, there is no Musick in their Company.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Musick It makes ill Musick, of any unwelcome..News.

1704 W. M. Female Wits iii Whilst my Ears devour your protested Love, my Heart dances to the Musick of your Vows.

1750 M. Jones Misc. in Prose & Verse 116 Artless lays, To her and Lovelace tund, grow music in their praise.

1777 W. Combe Diabo-lady 12 What music to my ears, to hear him yell.

1813 Ld. Byron Bride Abydos i. vi. 179 The mind—the Music breathing from her face.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xciv. 142 Perplext in faith, but pure in deeds, At last he beat his music out.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Silverado Squatters i. iii. 45 The stirring sunlight, and the growing vines..made a pleasant music for the mind.

1899 F. W. O. Ward Eng. Roses 174 The wild shudder of the rudder Was music to his ears.

1908 Daily Chron. 16 Nov. 5/5 Unless you understand that Shakespeare was a man who was writing music with words you will never understand anything about Shakespeare at all.

1959 Listener 15 Jan. 107/2 As a figurative artist she is not strong, but as a maker of pure visual music she is, usually if not always, excellent.

1994 Guardian 12 Nov. 29/7 Such scientific justifications for the good life are music to the ears of those who identify a growth in so-called health fascism.

单词	music to one's ears
释义	> as lemmas music to one's ears a. Chiefly in figurative context. Something likened to music by virtue of its beauty or charm, or the pleasure which it produces. Frequently in music to one's ears: something which it is gratifying to hear, pleasant news (see also quot. 1597 at sense A. 8a).In quot. 1699 in negative context, applied to bad news. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > pleasant quality musica1586 euphonia1591 euphony1623 chimingness1674 silveriness1856 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun] > musical or harmonious quality > sound musica1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xvii. sig. Aa4 What Histories may euer make my fame yeeld so sweete a Musicke to my eares, as that [etc.]? a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 518 It is my Fathers Musicke To speake your deeds. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. ii. 118 The time was once, when thou vn-vrg'd wouldst vow, That neuer words were musicke to thine eare,..Vnlesse I spake..to thee. View more context for this quotation 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler i. 25 The hearing of such conjugal faithfulness will be Musick to all chaste ears. View more context for this quotation a1668 W. Davenant Fair Favorite (1673) v. i I shall now be kil'd, Even with the musick of her voice. 1694 J. Collier Misc. v. 63 But when People have nothing but Fears, and Jealousies and Plots in their Heads, there is no Musick in their Company. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Musick It makes ill Musick, of any unwelcome..News. 1704 W. M. Female Wits iii Whilst my Ears devour your protested Love, my Heart dances to the Musick of your Vows. 1750 M. Jones Misc. in Prose & Verse 116 Artless lays, To her and Lovelace tund, grow music in their praise. 1777 W. Combe Diabo-lady 12 What music to my ears, to hear him yell. 1813 Ld. Byron Bride Abydos i. vi. 179 The mind—the Music breathing from her face. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xciv. 142 Perplext in faith, but pure in deeds, At last he beat his music out. View more context for this quotation 1883 R. L. Stevenson Silverado Squatters i. iii. 45 The stirring sunlight, and the growing vines..made a pleasant music for the mind. 1899 F. W. O. Ward Eng. Roses 174 The wild shudder of the rudder Was music to his ears. 1908 Daily Chron. 16 Nov. 5/5 Unless you understand that Shakespeare was a man who was writing music with words you will never understand anything about Shakespeare at all. 1959 Listener 15 Jan. 107/2 As a figurative artist she is not strong, but as a maker of pure visual music she is, usually if not always, excellent. 1994 Guardian 12 Nov. 29/7 Such scientific justifications for the good life are music to the ears of those who identify a growth in so-called health fascism. extracted from musicn.adj. < as lemmas
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