Word · Frequency #24495
clarion
尖音号角
核心释义
a medieval brass instrument with a clear, shrill tone
- 1.
管风琴的一种簧管音栓,音色高亢嘹亮。
An organ stop consisting of pipes with reeds giving a high-pitched note like that of a clarion (sense 1).
- 2.
单簧管的中音区。
The middle register of the clarinet.
- 3.
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。
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.
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。
用法In use
The guard raised the clarion to his lips and blew a clear, sharp note.
用法提示:名词,作raised的宾语,指尖音号角。
At the medieval fair, musicians played old clarions and drums.
用法提示:名词复数,作played的宾语,指多支尖音号角。
The old clarion hung on the stone wall, polished and ready for use.
用法提示:名词单数,作句子的主语,指挂在墙上的尖音号角。
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)。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达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.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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)。
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