Word · Frequency #29727
polyphony
复调音乐；多声部音乐
music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
- 1.
Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
由多个独立旋律声部构成的音乐织体,与单声部音乐(monophony)或主调音乐(homophony)相对。
- 2.
music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
复调音乐
- 3.
The quality of a text of being able to be read in more than one way.
文本可作多种解读的特性。
由多个独立旋律声部构成的音乐织体,与单声部音乐(monophony)或主调音乐(homophony)相对。；复调音乐；文本可作多种解读的特性。；一符多音(现象)；复音现象
In use
In our music class, we listened to a classical piece and tried to identify the polyphony.
Modern songs rarely use polyphony, but you can hear it in many choral works.
When the three voices enter one by one, the polyphony becomes clear.
the polyphony of [voices/instruments]
用 of 引出构成复调的声部或乐器，说明复调由它们组成。
The polyphony of the four voices gives the piece its richness.
四个声部的复调赋予了这首乐曲丰富的表现力。
there is polyphony in [work/movement]
there is 结构用于说明某个作品或段落中存在复调写法。
There is beautiful polyphony in the third movement.
第三乐章中有优美的复调。
polyphony between [parts/lines]
Connections
Collocations
- Renaissance polyphony
- 文艺复兴时期的复调音乐
- Renaissance polyphony is known for its intricate interweaving of vocal lines.文艺复兴时期的复调音乐以其复杂的声部交织而闻名。
- vocal polyphony
- 声乐复调
- The choir specializes in vocal polyphony from the sixteenth century.这个合唱团专门演唱十六世纪的声乐复调。
- a piece of polyphony
- 一首复调作品
- This motet is a piece of polyphony for four voices.这首经文歌是一首四声部复调作品。
- the polyphony of voices
- 多声部的人声交织
- The recording captures the polyphony of voices in the cathedral.这张录音捕捉了大教堂中多声部的人声交织。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a polyphony of voices
- 众声喧哗；多重声音的交织In her novel, a polyphony of voices reveals the complexity of modern life.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 poly（多）和 phony（声音，如 telephone）联想：多个声音同时响起，就是复调音乐。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：music theory、music history、musicology 该词在音乐语境中通常指复调音乐，多用于音乐理论与音乐史等专业学术场合，属于较正式的术语；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
不可数时指复调音乐；可数时（常用复数 polyphonies）指具体复调作品或类型。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 /pəˈlɪfəni/ 押韵的常用词极少；下列词都以 -phony 结尾，但重音和元音不同。symphony /ˈsɪmfəni/ 重音在首音节，telephony /təˈlɛfəni/ 重音在第二音节的 /ɛ/，cacophony /kəˈkɑːfəni/ 重音在 /kɑːf/，monophony /məˈnɑːfəni/ 重音在 /nɑːf/，homophony /hoʊˈmɑːfəni/ 重音在 /mɑːf/，euphony /ˈjuːfəni/ 重音在首音节。它们都不与 polyphony 押韵。
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.