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breve

/breev, brev/US // briv, brɛv //UK // (briːv) //

短暂的,短裤,短语,短暂停留

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mark over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in cut.
    • : Law. an initial writ.a writ, as one issued by a court of law.
    • : Music. the longest modern note, equivalent to two semibreves or whole notes.Also brevis. a note in medieval mensural notation equal to one-half or one-third of a longa.
    • : Prosody. a mark over a syllable to show that it is not stressed.

Examples

  • Combinations such as (y with breve and macron) or (o with under-dot and macron) may not display as intended in all browsers.

  • Vogler then gave Beethoven a theme of three measures (the scale of C major, alla breve).

  • Ancora una breve salita, e poi ci sar sul pi alto pinacolo del Prato Fiorite.

  • He takes a breve rest, quavering with a minimum of divergent emotion in the effort to be natural.

  • The original text inconsistently uses a breve over the e in "Parthenia" and "Passameso."