counterpoint

英 [ˈkaʊntəpɔɪnt]

美 [ˈkaʊntərpɔɪnt]

n.  对位法，对位(各声部互相结合); 复调; 惬意(或有趣)的对比
v.  用…作对比; 与…形成对比

复数：counterpoints　过去分词：counterpointed　过去式：counterpointed　现在分词：counterpointing　第三人称单数：counterpoints　

BNC.20081 / COCA.13933

牛津词典

noun

• 对位法，对位（各声部互相结合）
  the combination of two or more tunes played together to form a single piece of music
  1. The two melodies are played in counterpoint.
     用对位法来演奏这两首曲调。
• 复调
  a tune played in combination with another one
• 惬意（或有趣）的对比
  a pleasing or interesting contrast
  1. This work is in austere counterpoint to that of Gaudi.
     这件作品的质朴风格与高迪的形成了有趣的对比。

verb

• 用…作对比；与…形成对比
  to contrast sth with sth else; to form a contrast with sth

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 有趣的对比
  Something that is acounterpoint tosomething else contrasts with it in a satisfying way.
  1. Paris is just a short train journey away, providing the perfect counterpoint to the peace and quiet of Reims.
     从这儿到巴黎坐火车一会儿就到，那里与兰斯的宁静平和相比却又是另一番景象。
• VERB 与…形成有趣的对比
  If one thingcounterpointsanother, it contrasts with it in a satisfying way.
  1. A good sharp dressing counterpointed the sweetness of the dried fruit.
     味道浓烈的上好调味品和香甜的干果形成有趣的对比。
• N-UNCOUNT (音乐的)对位法，对位
  In music,counterpointis a technique in which two or more different tunes are played together at the same time.
  1. ...lessons in counterpoint and harmony.
     对位及和声课

英英释义

noun

• a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies

verb

• write in counterpoint
  1. Bach perfected the art of counterpointing
• to show differences when compared
  1. the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities
  Synonym:contrast

双语例句

• The transparency and openness of the new part is a deliberate counterpoint to the introverted Edwardian house with its dark central corridor.
  翻修后的后部建筑更加透明和开敞，与原来爱德华七世时代含蓄的室内风格以及深色而阴暗的中央走道形成鲜明对比。
• Relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint.
  关于对位，有对位特征，或依照对位规则。
• The two melodies are played in counterpoint.
  用对位法来演奏这两首曲调。
• A good sharp dressing counterpointed the sweetness of the dried fruit.
  味道浓烈的上好调味品和香甜的干果形成有趣的对比。
• Richard and Bolingbroke ultimately represent two types of souls or distinct aspects of the soul that must be amalgamated in a single man, achieving the soul's harmony by counterpoint.
  理查和波林勃洛克最终代表了两类灵魂或同一灵魂完全不同的两半。他们必须结合在一个人身上，取长补短才能达到灵魂的和谐。
• To write or arrange ( music) in counterpoint.
  用对位法写或安排（音乐）
• Mr. Lee also worked with the set designer Boris Aronson ( no relation to Arnold Aronson), who Dr. Aronson said introduced nonobjective art movements into the American theater, providing an important counterpoint to the poetic realism of Mielziner.
  李名觉还跟舞台设计师鲍里斯·亚伦森（BorisAronson，与阿诺德·亚伦森没有关系）合作过。亚伦森博士说鲍里斯·亚伦森把抽象艺术运动带入了美国戏剧界，提供了一种与梅尔齐纳的诗意现实主义相反的重要方法。
• In trying out what we musicians call counterpoint.
  尝试我们音乐人叫对位法。
• In the distance wolves picked up hischant and cast it back in howling counterpoint.
  远处的山中的野狼们听到了他的吟唱，本能的发出嚎叫相回应。
• I felt a formless faith when I rode through summerwoods, when I heard the counterpoint of breaking waves, when I held a flower in my hand.
  当我骑马穿过夏日的树林，当我聆听着浪花翻滚的韵律，当我手中握着一朵鲜花时，我感觉到一种无形的信念。