chord

Word family adjectivechordalchordophonicnounchordingchordachordamesodermchordatechordophonechordotomychord

Related topics: Music, Maths

chord /kɔːd $ kɔːrd/ noun [countableC] → cord

1. APMa combination of several musical notes that are played at the same time and sound pleasant together 〔音乐的〕和弦，和音

2 strike/touch a chord (with somebody) RECOGNIZEto do or say something that people feel is familiar or true 引起（某人）内心共鸣，触动（某人的）心弦

Many of the things she says will strike a chord with other young women.

她说的许多话都能引起其他年轻女子的共鸣。

He knew that what he was saying had touched a chord.

他知道自己说的那番话引起了共鸣。

Examples from the Corpus

strike/touch a chord (with somebody)• The film was immensely popular and had so clearly struck a chord that Hammer carried out a rethink of its production policy.• Clearly, what they do touches a chord in more than a few listeners.• One young man of John's age wrote to say that the pointlessness of his captivity had struck a chord with him.• His declarations have struck a chord on both sides of the House.• Obviously, their messages have struck a chord among voters in Arizona and New Hampshire.• Somewhere, he touched a chord in his son.• Her language may be a bit highbrow, but it strikes a chord with many of Britain's state school heads.• The plight of Gerald McClellan struck a chord in Jones.

3. HM technical a straight line joining two points on a curve 〔弧线的〕弦 →5 see picture at 见图 circle1

Do not confuse with cord (=thick string), which has the same pronunciation.

不要和 cord（绳子）混淆，这两个词发音相同。

Examples from the Corpus

chord• This struck a deep chord with me, and I wish we could sit and talk about it.• In contrast, he provided passages of descending chords for Kostchei.• Our examples have been confined to simple homophonic chords in which all the notes sound together.• In a region where infant mortality is high, the argument struck a responsive chord.• Occasionally the chords flow together; a melody seems to be hovering just on the edge.• The difference between the pairs is whether or not the vocal chords are used in making the sound or not.• In writing chords for the harp, the two hands should be kept close together, and the chords well filled in.

Origin chord

1. (1400-1500) accord

2. (1500-1600) cord; influenced by Latin chorda ( → CORD) (

3. chord “string of a musical instrument” ((17-19 centuries)))

词汇	chord
释义	chord Word family adjectivechordalchordophonicnounchordingchordachordamesodermchordatechordophonechordotomychord Related topics: Music, Maths chord /kɔːd $ kɔːrd/ ●●○ noun [countableC] → cord 1. APMa combination of several musical notes that are played at the same time and sound pleasant together 〔音乐的〕和弦，和音 2 strike/touch a chord (with somebody) RECOGNIZEto do or say something that people feel is familiar or true 引起（某人）内心共鸣，触动（某人的）心弦 Many of the things she says will strike a chord with other young women. 她说的许多话都能引起其他年轻女子的共鸣。 He knew that what he was saying had touched a chord. 他知道自己说的那番话引起了共鸣。 Examples from the Corpus strike/touch a chord (with somebody)• The film was immensely popular and had so clearly struck a chord that Hammer carried out a rethink of its production policy.• Clearly, what they do touches a chord in more than a few listeners.• One young man of John's age wrote to say that the pointlessness of his captivity had struck a chord with him.• His declarations have struck a chord on both sides of the House.• Obviously, their messages have struck a chord among voters in Arizona and New Hampshire.• Somewhere, he touched a chord in his son.• Her language may be a bit highbrow, but it strikes a chord with many of Britain's state school heads.• The plight of Gerald McClellan struck a chord in Jones. 3. HM technical a straight line joining two points on a curve 〔弧线的〕弦 →5 see picture at 见图 circle1 Do not confuse with cord (=thick string), which has the same pronunciation. 不要和 cord（绳子）混淆，这两个词发音相同。 Examples from the Corpus chord• This struck a deep chord with me, and I wish we could sit and talk about it.• In contrast, he provided passages of descending chords for Kostchei.• Our examples have been confined to simple homophonic chords in which all the notes sound together.• In a region where infant mortality is high, the argument struck a responsive chord.• Occasionally the chords flow together; a melody seems to be hovering just on the edge.• The difference between the pairs is whether or not the vocal chords are used in making the sound or not.• In writing chords for the harp, the two hands should be kept close together, and the chords well filled in. Origin chord 1. (1400-1500) accord 2. (1500-1600) cord; influenced by Latin chorda ( → CORD) ( 3. chord “string of a musical instrument” ((17-19 centuries)))
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