| 单词 | chord |
| 释义 | chord chord1 —chorded, adj. /kawrd/, n. 1. a feeling or emotion: His story struck a chord of pity in the listeners. 2. Geom. the line segment between two points on a given curve. 3. Engin. , Building Trades. a principal member of a truss extending from end to end, usually one of a pair of such members, more or less parallel and connected by a web composed of various compression and tension members. 4. Aeron. a straight line joining the trailing and leading edges of an airfoil section. 5. Anat. cord (def. 6). [1350-1400; ME < L chorda < Gk chordé gut, string; r. CORD in senses given] chord2 /kawrd/, n. 1. a combination of usually three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously. v.t. 2. to establish or play a chord or chords for (a particular harmony or song); harmonize or voice: How would you chord that in B flat? [1350-1400; earlier cord, ME, short for ACCORD; ch- from CHORD1] |
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