| 单词 | discant |
| 例句 | From Agricola onwards transverse flutes formed a complete family, said to comprise the discant, the alto and tenor, and the bass— respectively. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z To hear him discant you would have thought his wings were sprouting. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes Then the spirit moving her, she began to discant on things past and people vanished. The Ghost Girl Hereat the bonny King grew blith, To hear the clownish Jest; How silly sots, as custom is, Do discant at the best. Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6 But after describing all the joys of heaven, Brother Hans comes to the conclusion that a man knows about as much of celestial matters as an ox knows of discant singing. The Evolution of Love It is interesting to recall the origin of our words “treble” and “discant.” Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University The doctor protested his innocence of the deed, while the parson continued to discant upon the consequences that would result from the disfiguration of his features. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter |
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