:the combination of different musical notes played or sung at the same time to produce a pleasing sound和声
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She taught him how to sing harmony. [=how to sing notes that combined with other notes in a pleasing way]她教他如何唱和声。
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She taught him to sing in harmony.她教他唱和声。
They sang in perfect harmony.他们的和声唱得很完美。
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a song with complicated harmonies and rhythms和声和节奏复杂的歌曲
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[singular]:a pleasing combination or arrangement of different things和谐;协调
a harmony of flavors/colors味道/色彩的协调
◊ When things are in harmony or when one thing is in harmony with something else, they go together well or they agree with each other very well.与…协调一致;与…融洽
Every part was moving in perfect harmony.每一部分都在完全协调地运作。
The two machines are linked and working in harmony.两部机器连在一起协调运作。
That principle is not in harmony with our ideals.那个原则与我们的理想不一致。
◊ When people are in harmony or in harmony with each other, they live together in a peaceful and friendly way.(相处)和睦,融洽
She lives in harmony with her neighbors.她和邻里相处融洽。
◊ To bring something into harmony with something else is to change it so that it agrees with or matches something else.使适合;使一致
Our proposal has been revised to bring it into harmony with their requirements.为了能符合他们的要求,我们的提案已重新修改。
◊ When things are out of harmony or when one thing is out of harmony with something else, they do not agree or combine well.不协调;不和谐
The modern furnishings seem out of harmony with the Victorian architecture.现代家具陈设似乎与维多利亚式建筑不协调。
The governor's statement is totally out of harmony with the mayor's earlier comments.州长的声明与市长早先讲的完全不一致。
The standard we sanction today is in harmony with the most basictenets of our law.Heighs Implement Co. v. Missouri Hwy and Transp. Commn, 859 S.W.2d 681 (1993)
a song with complicated harmonies and rhythms her face had an angelic harmony that fascinated the leading painters of her day
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English armony, from Anglo-French armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Greek, joint, harmony, from harmos joint — more at arm
1state of agreement一致ADJECTIVE | VERB + HARMONY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, perfect完全融洽;十分和諧▸➤relative比較融洽◇They've lived together in reasonable harmony for many years.他們在一起還算和睦地生活了很多年。➤domestic, political, racial, social家庭和睦;政治和諧;種族融洽;社會和諧◇On the surface their life was a model of domestic harmony.表面上,他們的生活似乎是家庭和睦的典範。VERB + HARMONY➤achieve達到和睦狀態➤bring, create帶來/創造和諧▸➤maintain, preserve保持和諧◇They try to maintain harmony between the two communities.他們試圖維持兩個社團之間的和睦。➤restore重塑和諧▸➤foster, promote促進和諧關係;增進和睦◇The Church tries to promote racial harmony.教會試圖促進種族和睦。➤live in和睦地生活PREPOSITION➤in harmony和睦地◇They work together in harmony.他們一起融洽地工作。➤harmony between⋯之間的和諧◇They try to foster harmony between different groups of people.他們試圖促進不同群體之間的和諧。➤harmony with與⋯的協調◇people living in perfect harmony with nature與自然完美和諧地共存的人們PHRASES➤a sense of harmony和睦感◇A new sense of harmony developed in the community.該社區形成了一種新的和諧氛圍。harmony
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2pleasant combination of different musical notes和聲ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤musical音樂和聲➤vocal和聲演唱➤beautiful美妙的和聲▸➤five-part, four-part, etc.五聲部、四聲部等和聲◇an arrangement with four-part harmony四聲部和聲改編曲PREPOSITION➤in harmony用和聲◇to sing in harmony用和聲唱