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Definition of tierce in English: tiercenoun tɪəsˈtɪrs 2Music An organ stop sounding two octaves and a major third above the pitch of the diapason. 〔乐〕三音,三度 3(in piquet) a sequence of three cards of the same suit. (皮克牌)三张同花顺 Example sentencesExamples - Currently, the government tax is 12 per cent on simple pools such as win, place and quinella, and 20 per cent on exotic bets like tierce, double tierce and triple tierce.
- You might sink an additional trio or tierce if the three points gained would cause you to fail to win the cards.
4Fencing The third of eight parrying positions. 〔剑〕(八种防守姿势中的)第三个姿势 Example sentencesExamples - He reduced the number of useful guards to four and named them, ‘prima, seconda, terza and quarta ‘corresponding somewhat to our modern prime, second, tierce and quarte.’
- A commonly used sabre parry, the three or tierce, is rarely seen in foil or épée so can be used to your advantage once you have mastered it.
5A former measure of wine equal to one third of a pipe, usually equivalent to 35 gallons (about 156 litres). 蒂厄斯(旧葡萄酒液量单位,一般相当于35加仑,即约156升) - 5.1archaic A cask containing a certain quantity of provisions, the amount varying with the goods.
〈古〉一桶的量(大小随货物各异)
PhrasesA major third in the final chord of a piece in a minor key. 〔乐〕辟卡迪三度 Example sentencesExamples - This probably accounts for the tierce de Picardie, the practice of ending a composition in a minor mode upon a major triad.
- Duality is resolved in a final tierce de Picardie.
- Beginning in the relative major it marches through just about every key until finally finishing off with a densely orchestrated, most satisfying tierce de Picardie.
- The theme, though predominantly minor, always finishes with a switch to the major (a so-called tierce de Picardie), and these features make it easy to identify through the many transformations that follow.
- The four-part Fugue is in irregular 5/4 time, rigorously built up and emotionally profound as well as frantic; it leads to another transcendental tierce de Picardie.
OriginLate Middle English: variant of terce. RhymesBierce, fierce, Pearce, Peirce, pierce Definition of tierce in US English: tiercenounˈtɪrsˈtirs 2Music An organ stop sounding two octaves and a major third above the pitch of the diapason. 〔乐〕三音,三度 3(in piquet) a sequence of three cards of the same suit. (皮克牌)三张同花顺 Example sentencesExamples - You might sink an additional trio or tierce if the three points gained would cause you to fail to win the cards.
- Currently, the government tax is 12 per cent on simple pools such as win, place and quinella, and 20 per cent on exotic bets like tierce, double tierce and triple tierce.
4Fencing The third of eight standard parrying positions. 〔剑〕(八种防守姿势中的)第三个姿势 Example sentencesExamples - A commonly used sabre parry, the three or tierce, is rarely seen in foil or épée so can be used to your advantage once you have mastered it.
- He reduced the number of useful guards to four and named them, ‘prima, seconda, terza and quarta ‘corresponding somewhat to our modern prime, second, tierce and quarte.’
5A former measure of wine equal to one third of a pipe, usually equivalent to 35 gallons (about 156 liters). 蒂厄斯(旧葡萄酒液量单位,一般相当于35加仑,即约156升) - 5.1archaic A cask containing a certain quantity of provisions, the amount varying with the goods.
〈古〉一桶的量(大小随货物各异)
OriginLate Middle English: variant of terce. |