melody, song, tune, theme

名詞 melody:

1. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
   同義詞：tune, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
2. the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
   同義詞：tonal pattern

1. The beautiful melody is lingering in my mind.
   美妙的音樂在我心中回蕩。
2. The song has plaintive melody.
   這首歌曲的曲調悲傷。
3. The organist played a famous melody.
   這位管風琴手演奏了一首著名的曲子。
4. Next the melody is taken up by flutes.
   這主調接著由長笛合奏。

mel.o.dy

n.（名詞）
【復數】 mel.o.dies
A pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds.
曲調：優(yōu)美的音響連續(xù)或排列
Musical quality:
音樂性：
例句：
the melody of verse.
詩歌的音樂性

Music
【音樂】
A rhythmically organized sequence of single tones so related to one another as to make up a particular phrase or idea.
旋律：單個音符或樂音在節(jié)奏上的編排，以使之相互聯(lián)系而組成一具體的樂句或意象
Structure with respect to the arrangement of single notes in succession.
如此形成的旋律單元：如上述那樣將單個音符連成串而組成的結構
The leading part or the air in a harmonic composition.
主旋律，主聲調：和聲樂曲中之主要聲部
A poem suitable for setting to music or singing.
適于歌唱的詩：適于為之譜曲或適用于演唱的詩歌

來源：
Middle English melodie
中古英語 melodie
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Late Latin melôdia
源自 后期拉丁語 melôdia
from Greek melôidia [singing choral song]
源自 希臘語 melôidia [（合唱的）贊美詩歌]
melos [tune]
melos [曲調]
aoidô [song] * see wed- 2
aoidô [歌曲] *參見 wed- 2