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counterpoint n.[音]对位法；旋律配合；重复旋律；对比物；对比 (1) 用对位法来演奏这两首曲调。(2) 这幅画将自然美作为人体美的对比物。(3) 深色的窗帘与浅色的墙壁形成有趣的对比。 When a composer writes a piece of music using voices that follow different rhythms or pitches but ultimately come together harmonically, she uses counterpoint. You can also use this word as a verb to mean "to highlight difference:" "My tidy bookshelves counterpoint the mess of papers and books on my desk." The musical meaning of counterpoint, "pricking musical notes under the original melody on a manuscript," comes from an earlier sewing or quilting meaning.

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英 ['kaʊntəpɔɪnt] 美 ['kaʊntərpɔɪnt] (1) The two melodies are played in counterpoint.(2) The painting portray the beauty of nature as counterpoint to that of a human body.(3) The dark curtains make an interesting counterpoint to the lighter walls. To counterpoint is to contrast. If you point out that you should have class outside, someone might counterpoint by reminding you that it’s raining. In music, counterpoint is when two separate melodies are played or sung at the same time. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]有趣的对比 Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way.   [usu sing]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]Paris is just a short train journey away, providing the perfect counterpoint to the peace and quiet of Reims.从这儿到巴黎坐火车一会儿就到，那里与兰斯的宁静平和相比却又是另一番景象。2[VERB 动词]与…形成有趣的对比 If one thing counterpoints another, it contrasts with it in a satisfying way.   [V n]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]A good sharp dressing counterpointed the sweetness of the dried fruit.味道浓烈的上好调味品和香甜的干果形成有趣的对比。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](音乐的)对位法，对位 In music, counterpoint is a technique in which two or more different tunes are played together at the same time. ...lessons in counterpoint and harmony.对位及和声课

英语单词	counterpoint
英美音标	英 ['kaʊntəpɔɪnt] 美 ['kaʊntərpɔɪnt]
中文释义	n.[音]对位法；旋律配合；重复旋律；对比物；对比
英语例句	(1) The two melodies are played in counterpoint. (2) The painting portray the beauty of nature as counterpoint to that of a human body. (3) The dark curtains make an interesting counterpoint to the lighter walls.
中文例句	(1) 用对位法来演奏这两首曲调。 (2) 这幅画将自然美作为人体美的对比物。 (3) 深色的窗帘与浅色的墙壁形成有趣的对比。
vocabulary简明	To counterpoint is to contrast. If you point out that you should have class outside, someone might counterpoint by reminding you that it’s raining. In music, counterpoint is when two separate melodies are played or sung at the same time.
vocabulary扩展	When a composer writes a piece of music using voices that follow different rhythms or pitches but ultimately come together harmonically, she uses counterpoint. You can also use this word as a verb to mean "to highlight difference:" "My tidy bookshelves counterpoint the mess of papers and books on my desk." The musical meaning of counterpoint, "pricking musical notes under the original melody on a manuscript," comes from an earlier sewing or quilting meaning.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]有趣的对比 Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way. [usu sing] [JOURNALISM 新闻] Paris is just a short train journey away, providing the perfect counterpoint to the peace and quiet of Reims. 从这儿到巴黎坐火车一会儿就到，那里与兰斯的宁静平和相比却又是另一番景象。 2 [VERB 动词]与…形成有趣的对比 If one thing counterpoints another, it contrasts with it in a satisfying way. [V n] [JOURNALISM 新闻] A good sharp dressing counterpointed the sweetness of the dried fruit. 味道浓烈的上好调味品和香甜的干果形成有趣的对比。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](音乐的)对位法，对位 In music, counterpoint is a technique in which two or more different tunes are played together at the same time. ...lessons in counterpoint and harmony. 对位及和声课

Counterpoint Played Melodies Music Time Musical Contrasts Satisfying