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

• 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。
• At he edge of a nearby canal, donkeys laden with freshly harvested alfalfa waited for their masters to lead them home, braying a fretful counterpoint to the steady thud of an irrigation pump.
  在附近一条水渠旁，驴子背上驮着刚割的苜蓿，等着主人牵它们回家去，一面发出一阵阵急促的叫声，和浇地的水泵不断发出的突突声交织在一起。
• He is my counterpoint in some respects because I have a very direct western style and can get in people's faces.
  在某些方面他正好与我形成对比，因为我是非常直接的西方作风，可能会伤到别人的面子。
• 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。
• Modern Passacaglia Counterpoint and Harmony Patterns ( continued);
  现代帕萨卡里亚对位与和声形态（二）
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many critics of Eamily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights see its second part as a counterpoint.
  许多艾米丽.勃朗特的小说《呼啸山庄》的评论家把小说的第二部分看作一种对比（对照物）。
• Routine, as a reasonable counterpoint to corporate gene, has played an important role during this process.
  惯例作为企业基因的合理对应物在这一过程起到了最为关键的作用。