新托福iBT词汇分类突破 – Unit 033

by 李笑来 on 2009/12/08

Pitch depends upon the rate of vibration, or frequency, of sound waves that produce a particular tone. Most Western music was based on 12 equivalent intervals per octave; however, a great deal of Western folk music conforms to pentatonic scale, the best-known form of which contains no half steps.

  • pitch [pitʃ] n.音高
  • vibration [vaiˈbreiʃən] n.振动
  • frequency [ˈfri:kwənsi] n.频率;
  • tone [təun] n.音调
  • equivalent interval [iˈkwivələnt - ˈintəvəl] n.等间隔的音程
  • octave [ˈɔktiv] n.八度音程(音阶)
  • folk [fəuk] adj.民间的
  • conform [kənˈfɔ:m] v.(to, with)遵照,依照
  • pentatonic [ˌpentəˈtɔnik] adj.五声音阶的
  • scale [skeil] n.音阶
  • step [step] n.音级