Word · Frequency #26634

trill

/tril/

noun

颤音

A rapid alternation between a note and the one above it, used as an ornament in music.

音乐术语，通常记作tr。

1.
A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
作为装饰音的快速交替音符；在乐谱中通常用字母tr标记在五线谱上方
2.
A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.
一种辅音音,由舌头在发音部位振动产生,例如西班牙语的⟨rr⟩,/r/
3.
A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.
猫发出的颤抖的高音

颤辅音；颤鸣声；作为装饰音的快速交替音符；在乐谱中通常用字母tr标记在五线谱上方；一种辅音音,由舌头在发音部位振动产生,例如西班牙语的⟨rr⟩,/r/；猫发出的颤抖的高音

In use

The pianist added a quick trill at the end of the sonata.

钢琴家在奏鸣曲结尾加了一个快速的颤音。

Spanish speakers often produce a strong trill with the tip of their tongue.

说西班牙语的人通常用舌尖发出强烈的颤音。

She practiced the trill repeatedly until her fingers moved smoothly.

她反复练习这个颤音，直到手指移动流畅。

play a trill: 演奏颤音; The pianist played a trill at the end of the piece.钢琴家在这首乐曲的结尾演奏了一个颤音。
trill sign: 颤音记号; The editor marked the passage with a trill sign.编辑在段落上标记了颤音记号。
alveolar trill: 龈颤音; Spanish has an alveolar trill in the word “perro.”西班牙语中的“perro”一词有龈颤音。
trill consonant: 颤辅音; A trill consonant occurs in many languages, including Spanish and Italian.颤辅音出现在许多语言中，包括西班牙语和意大利语。
a contented trill: 满足的颤鸣声; The kitten gave a contented trill when I picked it up.当我抱起小猫时，它发出满足的颤鸣声。

记忆联想：舌尖快速颤动如鸟振翅，发出“trill”的颤音，既指音乐装饰音，也指猫的颤鸣。

语域：formal 常见场景：music theory、musical notation、music performance 作“颤音”讲时是音乐术语，通常出现在乐谱、演奏说明或音乐教材等正式、专业语境中；日常口语里较少这样用。

这些词都与 trill /trɪl/ 押韵：结尾的 -ill 都读 /ɪl/。注意不要与形近词 trial /ˈtraɪəl/ 或 tile /taɪl/ 混淆，它们的元音不同。

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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