English Dictionary

counterpoint

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪnt/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.

日本語の意味

（音楽）既存の旋律に対して、和声を補完するために加えられる、同時に独立した存在感を持つ旋律、もしくはその手法（対位法）を指す。

She added a subtle counterpoint to the main theme, giving the piece a richer harmony.

彼女は主題にさりげない対旋律を加え、曲により豊かな響きをもたらした。

意味（1）

(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.

I noticed […] that when a very cheesy synthesized violin sound plays in counterpoint with a real violin, it can quite convincingly seem as if two violins are playing.

意味（2）

Any similar contrasting element in a work of art.

As counterpoints to the glamorous looks of 1980s models such as Chistie Brinkley and Heidi Klum, heroin chic looks such as Kate Moss were thin to the point of anorectic gauntness.

意味（3）

An opposite point.

[…] Priests; who affecting in them selves and their followers a certein Angelical puritie, fell sodainly to the very counterpoint of justifying bestialitie.

counterpoints （ plural ）