harmony

harmony
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect
    和声,和弦
    the piece owes its air of tranquillity largely to the harmony.
    这首曲子的宁静气息在很大程度上得自于和声。
    [count noun]an exciting variety of improvised harmonies.
    令人兴奋的各种各样即兴和弦曲。
    ■the study or composition of musical harmony
    和声学
    ■the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole
    协调,和谐,统一
    delightful cities where old and new blend in harmony.
    新老和谐并融的令人愉快的城市。
    ■[count noun]an arrangement of the four Gospels, or of any parallel narratives, which presents a single continuous narrative text
    四福音书的对照统一文本;(内容相似文本的)统一对照本
  2. agreement or concord
    和谐,一致;和睦
    man and machine in perfect harmony.
    人和机器和谐共存。
常用词组
harmony of the spheres
  1. 见 sphere
语源
  1. late middle English: via Old French from Latin harmonia 'joining, concord', from Greek, from harmos 'joint'
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