Word · Frequency #24495
clarion
尖音号角
a medieval brass instrument with a clear, shrill tone
- 1.
An organ stop consisting of pipes with reeds giving a high-pitched note like that of a clarion (sense 1).
管风琴的一种簧管音栓,音色高亢嘹亮。
- 2.
The middle register of the clarinet.
单簧管的中音区。
- 3.
A charge thought to represent a type of wind instrument, a keyboard instrument like a spinet, or perhaps a rest used by a knight to support a lance during jousting.
纹章图案,被认为代表一种管乐器、类似斯皮内琴的键盘乐器,或骑士比武时支撑长矛的支架。
管风琴的一种簧管音栓,音色高亢嘹亮。；单簧管的中音区。；纹章图案,被认为代表一种管乐器、类似斯皮内琴的键盘乐器,或骑士比武时支撑长矛的支架。
In use
The guard raised the clarion to his lips and blew a clear, sharp note.
At the medieval fair, musicians played old clarions and drums.
The old clarion hung on the stone wall, polished and ready for use.
sound the clarion
clarion 作名词指中世纪的一种尖音号角，常与 sound 搭配，表示吹响号角。
The herald sounded the clarion to announce the king's arrival.
传令官吹响号角宣布国王的到来。
clarion + noun
clarion 作形容词意为“清澈响亮的”，通常置于名词前，如 clarion call（响亮的号召）。
Her speech was a clarion call for change.
她的演讲是呼吁变革的响亮号召。
clarion something
clarion 作动词表示“大声宣布”，属正式且罕见的用法。
Connections
Collocations
- clarion call
- 响亮的号召；强烈的行动呼吁
- The senator's clarion call for action rallied the crowd.参议员号召采取行动的响亮呼声鼓舞了人群。
- clarion voice
- 嘹亮洪亮的嗓音
- He addressed the audience in a clarion voice.他用嘹亮洪亮的嗓音向听众讲话。
- strike a clarion note
- 明确而响亮地表达
- Her speech struck a clarion note of hope.她的演讲明确而响亮地传达了希望。
Idioms & figurative uses
- clarion call
- 响亮的号召；战斗号角The president's speech was a clarion call for unity and action.总统的演讲是呼吁团结和行动的响亮号角。
Synonyms
- trumpet
- 小号；喇叭 · trumpet 泛指小号，不含 clarion 的古乐器与尖锐音色含义；多数现代语境可替换，但历史或文学语境中不够准确。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“clear”的发音：尖音号角的声音清澈响亮，如号角一响，全军精神一振。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史资料、文学作品中 这个词主要指中世纪的一种尖音号角，现在多用于历史或文学性写作，日常口语中比较少见；若指“清澈响亮的”这一含义，也多出现在书面语里。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 clarion 真正同韵的词：carrion /ˈkæriən/。拼写相似但发音不同的词：clarinet、clarity、clarify、claret、clarification（均以 clar- 开头，但韵尾或重音不同）。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.