harmony
/ˈhɑːmənɪ/noun
(pl. -ies) ［mass noun］
1
- the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect和声, 和弦：
the piece owes its air of tranquillity largely to the harmony
这首曲子的宁静气息在很大程度上得自于和声
count noun an exciting variety of improvised harmonies.令人兴奋的各种各样即兴和弦曲。
1.1
- the study or composition of musical harmony和声学。
1.2
- the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole协调, 和谐, 统一：
delightful cities where old and new blend in harmony.
新老和谐并融的令人愉快的城市。
1.3
- count noun an arrangement of the four Gospels, or of any parallel narratives, which presents a single continuous narrative text四福音书的对照统一文本; （内容相似文本的）统一对照本。
2
- agreement or concord和谐, 一致; 和睦：
man and machine in perfect harmony.
人和机器和谐共存。
短语
harmony of the spheres
- 见SPHERE.
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin harmonia 'joining, concord', from Greek, from harmos 'joint'.