tierce
/tɪəs/noun
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- Music an organ stop sounding two octaves and a major third above the pitch of the diapason【乐】三音, 三度。
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- (in piquet) a sequence of three cards of the same suit（皮克牌）三张同花顺。
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- Fencing the third of eight parrying positions【剑】（八种防守姿势中的）第三个姿势。
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- a former measure of wine equal to one third of a pipe, usually equivalent to 35 gallons (about 156 litres)蒂厄斯（旧葡萄酒液量单位, 一般相当于35加仑, 即约156升）。
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- archaic a cask containing a certain quantity of provisions, the amount varying with the goods〈古〉一桶的量（大小随货物各异）。
短语
tierce de Picardie
- Music a major third in the final chord of a piece in a minor key【乐】辟卡迪三度。
词源
late Middle English: variant of TERCE.