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melos

/mel-os, -ohs, mee-los, -lohs/US // ˈmɛl ɒs, -oʊs, ˈmi lɒs, -loʊs //UK // (ˈmiːlɒs) //

瓜类,瓜子,瓜子酱,瓜果

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.

Examples

  • Thus in ordinary speech the accents formed a species of melody,—logdes ti melos, as it is called by Aristoxenus .

  • Her brows were level, eyebrows arched; her bust, though set like Aphrodite's of Melos, was full.

  • Local imitations, obvious but distinct, found with imported specimens (Melos).

  • The island of Melos, which had remained neutral, is conquered by the Athenians; its inhabitants are treated with extreme cruelty.

  • Who would have those marble folds slip from the raised knee of the Venus of Melos?