Phrase
musical note
/ˈmjuːzikəl nəut/
noun
音符
a note in music representing a pitch and duration
- 1.
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
表示音高和音长的符号
表示音高和音长的符号；律音
In use
She held the musical note for four beats in the choir practice.
Learning to read a musical note on the staff is the first step in music theory.
The song starts with a high musical note that captures attention.
play a musical note
play 后接乐器时通常不用冠词，但接具体音符时需用不定冠词。
She played a musical note on the piano.
她在钢琴上弹了一个音符。
hold a musical note
The singer held the musical note for eight beats.
歌手把这个音符持续了八拍。
a musical note that/which
用于描述音符的特征。
A musical note that is too high can sound shrill.
太高的音符会听起来刺耳。
Common mistakes
I can't read music notes.I can't read musical notes.
因为'music'是名词，不能直接修饰'note'；应使用形容词'musical'来表示'音符'的修饰关系。
She played a note in the piano.She played a note on the piano.
表示弹奏乐器上的音符时，介词要用'on'，而不是'in'。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.