1570s in a musical sense, "character on a staff to indicate its name and pitch," from Middle French clef (12c.) "key, musical clef, trigger," from a figurative or transferred use of classical Latin clavis, which had only the literally sense "key" (see slot (n.2)). In the Middle Ages, the Latin word was used in the Guidonian system for "the lowest note of a scale," which is its basis (see keynote). The most common is the treble, violin, or G-clef, which crosses on the second line of the staff, denoting that as the G above middle C on the piano.
双语例句
1. In management, as in music, there is a base clef as well as a treble.
管理就像乐曲, 有低音和高音.
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2. Please name the notes below according to the clef.
请依谱号写出下列各音符的音名.
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3. I love Clef - I don't discount what he's done for Haiti.
我喜欢怀克里夫,他为海地所做的,不会被忽略.
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4. Talking about that dragon treble clef pendant, It'seems that you especially have luck with dragons!
