Word · Frequency #6917
accidental
临时变音记号；临时记号
A symbol placed before a note to show a temporary change of pitch, such as a sharp, flat, or natural, that is not part of the key signature.
- 1.
A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
非本质的属性；非必要的；偶然发生的事物。
- 2.
a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
使音符临时升高或降低的记号(非调号)
- 3.
Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
光线照射在某些物体上产生的偶然效果,使某些部分异常明亮,而其他部分则陷入深影。
- 4.
A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
在音乐作品开始时不是作为调号出现的升号、降号或还原号,而是在特定音符前出现。
- 5.
Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
文本中主要具有结构性目的的部分,如拼写、标点或大写。
非本质属性；偶然因素；文本的非实质性特征；偶然光效；非本质的属性；非必要的；偶然发生的事物。；使音符临时升高或降低的记号(非调号)
In use
The pianist noticed an accidental in the third measure and played a C sharp instead of C natural.
Accidentals apply only to the note they precede within the same measure.
The music theory teacher explained how to properly cancel accidentals with a natural sign.
accidental + noun
accidental 常修饰 symbol, note 等名词。
The accidental symbol appears before the note.
变音记号出现在音符前面。
verb + accidental
常用动词包括 add, insert, write, use。
The composer added several accidentals to the score.
作曲家给乐谱添加了几个变音记号。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- add an accidental
- 添加变音记号
- When writing music, you must add an accidental before the note if it is not in the key signature.在写乐谱时，如果音符不属于调号，你必须在音符前添加一个变音记号。
- accidental symbol
- 变音符号
- The accidental symbol appears as a sharp, flat, or natural sign.变音符号表现为升号、降号或还原号。
- musical accidental
- 音乐变音记号
- Each musical accidental affects the pitch of the note for the entire measure.每个音乐变音记号影响该小节内音符的音高。
Synonyms
Confusing words
- accident
- 事故；意外 · accidental是音乐术语‘变音记号’，而accident表示‘意外事件’
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象音乐中突然出现的“意外”升降号，临时改变了音符，记住 accidental 就是变音记号。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
作为名词时指音乐中的临时记号，可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words listed share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the ending /ntl̩/ or /ntəl/, thus rhyming with 'accidental'. Words ending in '-al' but with different stressed vowels, such as 'normal' (/ˈnɔr.məl/), 'capital' (/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/), and 'visual' (/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/), do not rhyme and are considered lookalikes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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