| 单词 | melody |
| 释义 | melody (once / 333 pages) n In any musical composition, there is a dominant line that creates a tone pattern known as the piece's melody. There are specific rules for the musical composition of a melody, and most fall into regular patterns. The ancient Greek word melōidía was used to denote a tune for lyric poetry. It was derived from melos, which meant "song." In most songs, the melody follows a logical, mathematical pattern that creates a memorable line of notes. The word suggests a beautiful and pleasant sound, as was celebrated in the 1946 Irving Berlin lyrics, "A pretty girl is like a melody that haunts you night and day." WORD FAMILYmelody: melodies, melodious, melodize+/melodious: melodiously, melodiousness, unmelodious/melodize: melodized, melodizes/unmelodious: unmelodiously USAGE EXAMPLESBut in some scenes the melody speaks directly to the action. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) He read it and reread it, his eyes brimming with tears, until the words read like a melody. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Melody Lee, the director of brand marketing at Cadillac, said the company frequently invites “celebrities and influencers” to its events. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) 1n a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence Syn|Hypo|Hyper air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, strain, tune fanfare, flourish, tucket (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments glissandoa rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale roulade(music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable leitmotif, leitmotiva melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) theme songa melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie signature, signature tune, theme songa melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme(music) melodic subject of a musical composition part, voicethe melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music slide, swoop(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale motif, motivea theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music statement(music) the presentation of a musical theme variationa repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished primothe principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) secondothe second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) voice parta part written for a singer accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment, supporta musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts bass, bass partthe lowest part in polyphonic music music an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner 2n the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes Syn|Hyper tonal pattern musical perception the auditory perception of musical sounds |
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