descant
n. 多聲部音樂中的上方聲部
A descant is a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music.
An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.
一位雙臂交叉的老婦人演唱了高音部。
1. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
1. sing in descant
2. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling;
3. talk at great length about something of one's interest
An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.
一位雙臂交叉的老婦人演唱了高音部。
You need not descant upon my shortcomings.
你不必絮說我的缺點.
She is catching cold today, so she can't descant on the tune.
她今天感冒了, 不能唱高聲卸.
He is going to descant on the theme of our human mystery.
他將在人類奧秘這個主題上作詳細的評論.
The girl singers were asked to descant on the tune.
請女歌手們唱這支歌曲.