descant

英 [ˈdeskænt]

美 [ˈdeskænt]

n.  高于主音的旋律

复数：descants　过去分词：descanted　现在分词：descanting　过去式：descanted　第三人称单数：descants　

BNC.49815 / COCA.41353

牛津词典

noun

• 高于主音的旋律
  a tune that is sung or played at the same time as, and usually higher than, the main tune

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (乐曲的)上方音部，高音部
  Adescantis a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music.
  1. An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.
     一位双臂交叉的老妇人演唱了高音部。

英英释义

noun

• a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
  Synonym:discant

verb

• talk at great length about something of one's interest
• sing by changing register
  1. The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains
  Synonym:yodelwarble
• sing in descant

双语例句

• The girl students were asked to descant on the tune.
  女生们被要求唱高音部分。
• He is going to descant on the beauties of the scene.
  他将详述风景的。
• To be a bar boss for seven years, Big Tree look like a idealist more than a businessman when he talked about his descant on culture, rock, Reggae and musical ideal.
  做了六七年的酒吧老板，大树却一点儿也不像商人，一见面就跟记者大谈文化、摇滚、雷鬼以及自己的音乐抱负，仍然是个十足的理想主义者。
• Andy on descant with Ed on bass, forth we went together, marching through'the rude wind's wild lament and the bitter weather '
  安迪唱高音部，埃德唱低音部，我俩一起边唱边走，迎着那“狂风的呼号与恶劣的天气”。
• To sing or play a descant.
  演唱（或演奏）高音部。
• The boy singers were asked to descant on the tune.
  要求男孩子们唱高音部分。
• An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.
  一位双臂交叉的老妇人演唱了高音部。
• Sing a descant on a main tune or melody.
  以主调或悦耳的音调唱着评论。
• She is catching cold today, so she can't descant on the tune.
  她今天感冒了，不能唱高声卸。
• Descant endlessly on the government's failings.
  无尽无休地谈论政府的过失。