Word · Frequency #48
so
梭（唱名）
the solfège syllable for the fifth note of a major scale
- 1.
A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
- 2.
A type of dairy product, made especially in Japan between the seventh and tenth centuries, by reducing milk by boiling it.
- 3.
A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand.
索族,老挝和泰国的一个说孟-高棉语的民族。
- 4.
the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
在唱名法中表示任何音阶的第五音
日本古代乳制品；老挝和泰国的孟-高棉语族民族；索族,老挝和泰国的一个说孟-高棉语的民族。；在唱名法中表示任何音阶的第五音
In use
During music class, we sang the scale and held the fifth note, so, for two beats.
When she hummed the tune, she always hit the so with perfect pitch.
My teacher asked me to write the so and la at the top of the staff.
sing so
In the scale, we sing so.
在音阶中，我们唱so。
the note so
The fifth note of the scale is so.
音阶的第五个音符是so。
Common mistakes
You should so the note correctly.You should sing the so correctly.
在英语中，“so”作为名词表示音符，不能用作动词。中文学习者常将音乐术语误用为动词，正确用法是使用“sing”作为动词，而“so”作为名词宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- so note
- 索尔音符
- The so note is the fifth in the scale.索尔音符是音阶中的第五个音符。
- so major
- 索尔大调
- The piece is written in so major.这首曲子是用索尔大调写的。
- sing so
- 唱索尔
- Please sing so after fa.请在发之后唱索尔。
Pop culture & quotes
- So, a needle pulling thread
- So，一根针在拉线From the song 'Do-Re-Mi' in the musical 'The Sound of Music'. 'So' represents the fifth note of the solfege scale.出自音乐剧《音乐之声》中的歌曲《Do-Re-Mi》。'So'代表音阶中的第五个音。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
so（索尔）是音阶第五音，像数字'5'，记住五线谱上第五个位置。
Context & Register
音乐理论、乐谱
Grammar Note
作为名词，表示音符的名称，是可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /əʊ/ sound with the target. There are no common lookalikes that differ in pronunciation for the spelling ending 'so'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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