polyphony

n. 一符多音(现象), 复音现象, 复调音乐 [医] 多音[现象]

发音

US
UK /pəˈlɪfəni/

词形变化

polyphonies 复数 polyphonies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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).

    复音

    可数 不可数 音乐
  2. 2.

    The quality of a text of being able to be read in more than one way.

    复调

    可数 不可数 媒体

    the polyphony of a biblical passage

词汇关系

名词

反义词 1

monophony

上位词 1

music

下位词 2

counterpoint gymel

词源

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυφωνία (poluphōnía); equivalent to poly- + -phony.

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