| 释义 |
ac·com·pa·ni·ment
\-nēmənt, -nim- also -nəm-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: modification (influenced by accompany) of French accompagnement, from Old French acompaignement sharing, from acompaignier to accompany + -ment
1. : an instrumental or vocal part subordinate to and designed to support, amplify, or complement a principal voice or instrument
2. : something added to the principal thing to give it completeness or symmetry (as an ornament) : complement
3. : an accompanying situation or occurrence : concomitant
< we can no longer live without an accompaniment of noise — Wynford Vaughan-Thomas >
< to the accompaniment of booming guns — American Guide Series: Maine > |