breve

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
  2. An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream.
  3. A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
  4. Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
    — But what, are you puzzling in your pockets to seek your only memorial among old play bills, letters requesting a meeting of the Faculty, rules of the Speculative Society, syllabus' of lectures—all the miscellaneous contents of a young lawyer's pocket, which contains every thing but brieves and bank-notes?
  5. A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.

词形变化

breves plural brieve alternative breves plural

词汇关系

衍生词
alla breve breve rest espresso breve i-breve inverted breve semibreve
相关词
brevity brief brachy half note longa whole note

词源

词源 1
From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Italian brevebor.
English breve
Borrowed from Italian breve.
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