- [uncountable] (
music )音乐 the combination of two or more tunes played together to form a single piece of music synonym polyphony see also contrapuntalTopics Musicc2对位法,对位(各声部互相结合) - [countable] counterpoint (to something) (
music )音乐 a tune played in combination with another one 复调 - [uncountable, countable] (formal)
an effective or interesting contrast 惬意(或有趣)的对比
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French contrepoint, from medieval Latin contrapunctum ‘(song) pricked or marked over against (the original melody)’, from contra- ‘against’ + punctum, from pungere ‘to prick’.