dissonance
dissonance
[ˈdɪs(ə)nəns]
noun
[ˈdɪs(ə)nəns]
noun
- [mass noun](Music)lack of harmony among musical notes
(乐)不协和音
an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles.
对这种合唱风格来说，这是过度的不协和音。
[count noun]the harsh dissonances give a sound which is quite untypical of the Renaissance.
刺耳的不协和音符发出的声音是很不符合文艺复兴时期特点的。
■a tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements
不和谐；不协调；不一致
the dissonance between the act of firing someone and the manager's beliefs about what is decent behaviour.
解雇的做法与这个经理对得体行为的想法不协调。
- late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin dissonantia, from Latin dissonant- 'agreeing in sound', from the verb dissonare
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