counterpoint

英 ['ka?nt?p??nt] 美['ka?nt?p??nt]

復(fù)數(shù):?counterpoints;第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?counterpoints;過(guò)去式:?counterpointed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?counterpointing;

counterpoint (n.): early 15c., of stitching, from Old French cuilte contrepointe "quilt stitched through and through," altered from coute pointe, from Medieval Latin culcita puncta "quilted mattress," from Latin culcita "cushion" + puncta, fem. past participle of pungere "to prick, stab" (see pungent).

Of music, mid-15c., from Old French contrepoint, from Medieval Latin cantus contrapunctus, from contrapunctum, from Latin contra + puncta, with reference to the indication of musical notes by "pricking" with a pointed pen over or under the original melody on a manuscript.

1. The two melodies are played in counterpoint.: 用對(duì)位法來(lái)演奏這兩首曲調(diào)。

2. Paris is just a short train journey away, providing the perfect counterpoint to the peace and quiet of Reims.: 從這兒到巴黎坐火車(chē)一會(huì)兒就到，那里與蘭斯的寧?kù)o平和相比卻又是另一番景象。

3. Fred: It's true. But the total counterpoint is so pianissimo.: 你說(shuō)得沒(méi)錯(cuò). 但是總的復(fù)調(diào)旋律是非常輕柔的.

4. In Egypt, president offers eloquent counterpoint to bin Laden's venom.: 在埃及, 奧巴馬總統(tǒng)雄辯地駁斥本拉登的怨毒.

5. Margaret chose a counterpoint life filled with tortuous romances and unabashed indulgence.: 瑪格麗特公主選擇的是一種充滿(mǎn)曲折戀情和極度奢華的生活.