| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mor•dent (môr′dnt),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]- Music and Dancea melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- Music and DanceSee inverted mordent.
Also, mordant. - Latin mordent-, stem of mordēns, present participle of mordēre to bite; see -ent
- Italian mordente biting
- German
- 1800–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mordent /ˈmɔːdənt/ n - a melodic ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of a note with a note one degree lower than it
Etymology: 19th Century: from German, from Italian mordente, from mordere to bite |