Word
tierce
第三时辰祈祷；辰时经
The third canonical hour of the divine office, or the service said at that time.
- 1.
Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.
第三时辰祈祷的同义词:第三个 canonical 小时或其仪式。
- 2.
The third tone of the scale. See mediant.
音阶的第三级音；参见中音。
- 3.
A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major.
同花色的三张牌。A、K、Q的三张牌称为三级大牌。
- 4.
The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
第三种防御姿势,握剑手与腰齐高,剑尖与头齐高。
- 5.
An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.
覆盖盾牌或旗帜左侧或右侧三分之一区域的普通图记。
音阶的第三音；中音；同花三连张（纸牌）；击剑第三防御姿势；纹章盾面三分之一分区；第三时辰祈祷的同义词:第三个 canonical 小时或其仪式。
In use
In the card game piquet, a tierce of the same suit is a very valuable hand.
She was proud of her tierce in hearts, though it was not the strongest possible run.
Players often count two tierces in different suits as part of their score.
the tierce
tierce 指基督教每日七次祈祷中的第三时辰。
The tierce is the third canonical hour, observed at about 9 a.m.
第三时辰是第三个祈祷时间，大约在上午9点进行。
a tierce of
tierce 表示三等分之一。
He received a tierce of the inheritance.
他获得了遗产的三分之一。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- tertiary
- 第三的；第三级的；高等教育的 · adjective
- tierce-major
- 同花色的A、K、Q三张牌（最大连张） · noun
- tertian
- 隔日发作的；间日性的 · adjective
Learner notes
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.