accompaniment
/əˈkʌmpənɪmənt/noun
1
- a musical part which supports or partners a solo instrument, voice, or group伴唱; 伴奏：
she sang to a guitar accompaniment
她在吉他伴奏下歌唱
mass noun sonatas for piano with violin accompaniment.小提琴伴奏的钢琴奏鸣曲。
1.1
- a piece of music played as a complement or background to an activity背景音乐：
lush string accompaniments to romantic scenes in films.
伴随影片中浪漫场景的华美弦乐。
2
- something that supplements or complements something else, especially food配套物（尤指食物的伴随物）：
these biscuits are a lovely accompaniment to tea.
这些饼干是就着茶吃的好东西。
短语
to the accompaniment of
1
- with accompanying or background music or sound from在…伴奏下：
we filed out to the accompaniment of the organ.
我们在管风琴伴奏下鱼贯而出。
1.1
- with another event happening at the same time as伴随发生的事件。
词源
early 18th cent.: from French accompagnement, from accompagner 'accompany'.