composition

英 [k?mp?'z??(?)n] 美[,kɑmp?'z???n]

CET4CET6TEM4IELTS考研TOEFL中低頻詞常用詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?compositions;

1. com- "together" + posit- + -ion.
2. 含義：put together, collect a whole from several parts. => art of constructing sentences.

composition (n.): late 14c., "action of combining," also "manner in which a thing is composed," from Old French composicion (13c., Modern French composition) "composition, make-up, literary work, agreement, settlement," from Latin compositionem (nominative compositio) "a putting together, connecting, arranging," noun of action from past participle stem of componere (see composite). Meaning "art of constructing sentences" is from 1550s; that of "literary production" (often also "writing exercise for students") is from c. 1600. Printing sense is 1832; meaning "arrangement of parts in a picture" is from 1706.

1. The course is designed to help students with colour and composition.: 設(shè)置這門課程是為了指導(dǎo)學(xué)生如何運(yùn)用色彩和構(gòu)圖。

3. He played a piece of music of his own composition.: 他演奏了一首自己創(chuàng)作的曲子.

4. They decided to make a composition with their rivals.: 他們決定和他們的對手妥協(xié).

5. The majority always turn an unfavorable attitude towards atonal composition.: 大多數(shù)人對無調(diào)性作品的態(tài)度往往是不能接受的.