Clarion



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.尖音小号声;尖音小号
• ［英］ n.尖音小号声 ( shrill, trumpetlike sound)
• ［类］ 反义词: soft and undistinct ( 低声难辨的)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French clairon, from Medieval Latin clarion-, clario, from Latin clarus
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
• 2. the sound of or as if of a clarion

II. adjective

• Date: 1801
• brilliantly clear <her clarion top notes; also loud and clear clarion call to action

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