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semitone

/ˈsemɪtoʊn/

Meanings
noun

半音

The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to half a tone or one-twelfth of an octave

Examples :

"The piano's white and black keys next to each other usually represent a difference of one semitone. "
钢琴上相邻的白键和黑键之间，通常相差一个半音。
music sound frequency

Related Words

Illustration twelfth

twelfth noun

/twɛlfθ/

十二分之一

"A twelfth of 240 is 20."

二百四十的十二分之一是二十。

Illustration approximately

approximately adverb

/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/

大约，大致，左右。

"...approximately 60 beats per minute."

...大约每分钟60次。

Illustration adjusted

adjusted verb

/əˈdʒʌstɪd/

调整, 修改.

"The student adjusted her chair so she could see the board better. "

那个学生调整了一下椅子，这样她就能更好地看到黑板了。

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

Illustration difference

difference noun

/ˈdɪfəɹən(t)s/

差别，差异

"You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference."

你需要学会更加宽容地对待差异。

Illustration pitches

pitches noun

/ˈpɪtʃɪz/

树脂，松脂

"It is hard to get this pitch off my hand."

我手上沾了这种松脂，很难弄掉。

Illustration perfect

perfect noun

/ˈpɜː.fɛkt/ /ˈpɝfɪkt/ /pəˈfɛkt/ /pɚˈfɛkt/

完成时

"The perfect tense, used to describe actions completed before another time, is a useful grammatical tool. "

完成时，用于描述在另一时间之前完成的动作，是一种非常有用的语法工具。

Illustration represent

represent verb

/ɹɛp.ɹɪ.ˈzɛnt/

代表，象征，体现。

"The painting represents the artist's vision of a peaceful countryside. "

这幅画体现了艺术家对宁静田园的憧憬。

Illustration exactly

exactly adverb

/ɪɡˈzæk(t)li/

准确地， точно，分毫不差

"He divided the coins exactly in half."

他把硬币正好分成了两半。

Illustration interval

interval noun

/ˈɪntəvəl/ /ˈɪntɚvəl/

间隔，距离

"The interval between the houses on the street was quite large. "

这条街上的房子之间间隔相当大。

Illustration chromatic

chromatic adjective

/kroʊˈmætɪk/ /krəˈmætɪk/

彩色的，色度的。

"The artist used a wide range of chromatic paints to make the sunset look vibrant. "

艺术家运用了各种色彩丰富的颜料，使日落看起来生机勃勃。

Illustration musical

musical noun

/ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/

歌舞剧，音乐剧。

"The school's annual musical was a huge success, with the students performing catchy songs and energetic dances. "

学校一年一度的歌舞剧非常成功，学生们表演了许多动听的歌曲和充满活力的舞蹈。