descant
/noun, adjective des-kant; verb des-kant, dis-/US // noun, adjective ˈdɛs kænt; verb dɛsˈkænt, dɪs- //
降音符,降语,降调,降调词
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Music. a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it. the soprano.a song or melody.
- : a variation upon anything; comment on a subject.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : Music . soprano: a descant recorder.treble: a descant viol.
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
- : Music. to sing.
- : to comment or discourse at great length.
Synonyms & Antonyms
noundiscourse
verbremark
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Examples
But the teacher does not go beyond this, and descant upon the opposite conditions, and promise joys ineffable and full of glory.
It is, however, a subject upon which one cannot descant before the general public.
Then the dowager and the rest of the company continued to descant upon the folly of the match.
I would take you up to me Alhambra, and descant to you for hours upon its perfections and its romantic history.
This ornament the Lady Clotilde was resolved to show to the countess, and descant on its history and its great value.
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