英语词汇“harmony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ETYMOLOGYharmony

Origin: 1300-1400 French harmonie, from Latin harmonia, from Greek, joint, harmony

COLLOCATIONS► in ... harmony

a choir singing in perfect harmony

► live/work in harmony

The mayor appealed for people to live in racial harmony.

► in harmony

His religious ideas are in harmony with Hinduism.

► living in harmony with

The Indians are seen as living in harmony with nature.

► in harmony with

The buildings are in harmony with their natural surroundings.

THESAURUSno war► peace

a) the situation in which there is no war or fighting: Some of these children have never known a time of peace. Do you think world peace is possible?b) a period of time in which there is no war: We hope to have a lasting peace in our country. An uneasy peace continued until 1939 (=a time when there is no fighting, but when people are still disagreeing).

► ceasefire

(also cease-fire) a situation in which enemies agree to stop fighting for a limited period of time, especially so that a more permanent agreement can be made: The ceasefire has lasted for two weeks longer than the two sides originally agreed.

► truce

truce means the same as ceasefire, but you can also use it about a situation in which people agree to stop arguing for a time: The truce has put an end to three months of fighting between the two armies, at least for now.

► order

a situation in which people obey rules and do not behave violently: It took the police several days to restore order after the riots began.

► calm

a situation in which there is no violence, fighting, or protest: Today, there was finally calm in the city after weeks of fighting.

► harmony

a situation in which people live or work well together, without fighting or disagreeing with each other: I believe it is possible for different ethnic groups to live together in harmony.

单词	harmony
释义	harmonyharmony /ˈhɑrməni/ ●●○ noun (plural harmonies) Etymology ETYMOLOGYharmony Origin: 1300-1400 French harmonie, from Latin harmonia, from Greek, joint, harmony Collocations COLLOCATIONS► in ... harmony a choir singing in perfect harmony ► live/work in harmony The mayor appealed for people to live in racial harmony. ► in harmony His religious ideas are in harmony with Hinduism. ► living in harmony with The Indians are seen as living in harmony with nature. ► in harmony with The buildings are in harmony with their natural surroundings. Thesaurus THESAURUSno war► peace a) the situation in which there is no war or fighting: Some of these children have never known a time of peace. Do you think world peace is possible?b) a period of time in which there is no war: We hope to have a lasting peace in our country. An uneasy peace continued until 1939 (=a time when there is no fighting, but when people are still disagreeing). ► ceasefire (also cease-fire) a situation in which enemies agree to stop fighting for a limited period of time, especially so that a more permanent agreement can be made: The ceasefire has lasted for two weeks longer than the two sides originally agreed. ► truce truce means the same as ceasefire, but you can also use it about a situation in which people agree to stop arguing for a time: The truce has put an end to three months of fighting between the two armies, at least for now. ► order a situation in which people obey rules and do not behave violently: It took the police several days to restore order after the riots began. ► calm a situation in which there is no violence, fighting, or protest: Today, there was finally calm in the city after weeks of fighting. ► harmony a situation in which people live or work well together, without fighting or disagreeing with each other: I believe it is possible for different ethnic groups to live together in harmony. 1[countable usually plural, uncountable] eng. lang. arts notes of music combined together in a pleasant way OPP dissonance: four-part harmony a choir singing in perfect harmony2[uncountable] a situation in which people live or work together without fighting or disagreeing with each other: an effort to restore family harmonylive/work in harmony The mayor appealed for people to live in racial harmony.► see thesaurus at peace3be in harmony (with something) formal to agree with another idea, feeling, etc.: harmony with His religious ideas are in harmony with Hinduism. The Indians are seen as living in harmony with nature.4[uncountable] the pleasant effect made by different things that form an attractive whole: the harmony of sea and sky The buildings are in harmony with their natural surroundings. → discord
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