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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。
尖音号角
clarions — plural of clarion
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
尖音号角
a medieval brass instrument with a clear, shrill tone
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。
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).
单簧管的中音区。
The middle register of the clarinet.
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.
The guard raised the clarion to his lips and blew a clear, sharp note.
卫兵把尖音号角举到唇边，吹出一个清晰而尖亮的音符。
At the medieval fair, musicians played old clarions and drums.
在中世纪集市上，乐手们演奏古老的尖音号角和鼓。
The old clarion hung on the stone wall, polished and ready for use.
那把旧尖音号角挂在石墙上，擦得锃亮，随时可以使用。
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 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 作动词表示“大声宣布”，属正式且罕见的用法。
The messenger clarioned the king's decree across the land.
信使向全国高声宣布国王的诏令。
Not this
The teacher's explanation clarioned the grammar rule.
Use this
The teacher's explanation clarified the grammar rule.
clarion 虽然有动词形式，但只表示“吹号角”或“大声宣告”，并不表示“使清楚”；表达“阐明、澄清”应用 clarify。
Not this
She plays the clarion in the school band.
Use this
She plays the clarinet in the school band.
clarion 和 clarinet 拼写相近但所指不同：clarion 是中世纪铜管号角，clarinet 才是单簧管；表达“在学校乐队演奏单簧管”应使用 clarinet。
Not this
She gave a clarion explanation of the rules.
Use this
She gave a clear explanation of the rules.
clarion 作形容词时指声音“响亮清晰的”，不能泛指“明白易懂的”；表达“清晰的解释”应使用 clear。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use clarions naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.