quarter tone
US /ˈkwɔːr.tər ˌtoʊn/
UK /ˈkwɔːr.tər ˌtoʊn/

名词
1.
四分音
an interval of a quarter of a tone, half a semitone, or 50 cents, common in some non-Western music.
示例:
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Many Middle Eastern musical traditions extensively use quarter tones.
许多中东音乐传统广泛使用四分音。
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The microtonal piece featured several intricate passages with quarter tones.
这首微音音乐作品有几段复杂的乐段,其中包含四分音。
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