counterpoint
对位法,对位,对角线,对立面
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Definitions
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- : Music. the art of combining melodies.
- : Music. the texture resulting from the combining of individual melodic lines.
- : a melody composed to be combined with another melody.
- : Also called counterpoint rhythm .Prosody. syncopation.
- : any element that is juxtaposed and contrasted with another.
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- : to emphasize or clarify by contrast or juxtaposition.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Erivo’s exquisite control came across as a sublime counterpoint to the world swirling around her.
He is a great counterpoint to the emotional connection players formed with Wrex in the previous game, and his lovable goofiness makes it difficult for players to decide where they land on the Genophage.
Counts’s teacher, Katie Davis, had framed the discussion that day as a lesson in persuasive writing, urging students to provide evidence and counterpoints to Swink’s argument.
As a counterpoint, he highlights the early microchip industry, where would-be rivals cross-licensed their patents and then got to work actually making things, to everyone’s benefit.
The mystery of his perspective acts as a counterpoint to the melodrama, and makes the coincidence feels lived-in.
Reprinted by permission of Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint.
A cold salad with French string beans is the perfect counterpoint.
He hopes it will stand as a counterpoint to the divisiveness of extremism.
Yet another counterpoint emerges here in the person of Robert Todd Lincoln, his eldest son, who wants to join the Army.
In some respects, Yale presents a counterpoint, where secret societies are not a huge party scene and keep a low profile.
Both Fontana and Sowinski say that he went through a complete course of counterpoint and composition.