bel
bel — noun
1. a way of singing in opera that makes the beauty and smoothness of the voice more
a way of singing in opera that makes the beauty and smoothness of the voice more important than telling a dramatic story
Jenna travelled to Milan to study bel under a famous Italian voice teacher.
The soprano’s bel technique made each high note sound effortless and pure.
bel + technique as a noun modifier
Chiara listened to recordings of bel arias to improve her vocal control.
Bel requires singers to master long, flowing musical phrases without pausing for breath.
Dario’s bel performance earned him a standing ovation at the opera house in Vienna.
Lara spent six years training in the bel tradition before her first solo performance.
The music school offers a course on bel singing techniques from the nineteenth century.
Owen attended a bel workshop led by a retired prima donna from La Scala.
Sumin’s bel aria moved the audience to tears.
The festival featured three bel operas by Rossini and Donizetti.
- bel canto
the full Italian term; preferred in most contexts over the clipped “bel”
文法句型
the bel canto
bel (as a mass noun)
bel + noun (technique / aria / opera)
用法筆記
In modern English this sense usually appears as part of the full Italian phrase “bel canto” rather than as a standalone word. The shortened form “bel” is most common in specialized music writing and conservatory settings. When used before a noun, “bel” functions attributively (e.g. “bel technique”, “bel opera”), not as a true adjective — it cannot be used predicatively (“this aria is bel” is unnatural).
常見錯誤
bel — noun
1. a scientific unit that measures the loudness of sound on a logarithmic scale. On
a scientific unit that measures the loudness of sound on a logarithmic scale. One bel is equal to ten decibels, and an increase of one bel means the sound is ten times more powerful
The sound of the jet engine measured about two bels on the runway.
number + bels (plural countable)
Gabriel set up a decibel meter to show the class that one bel equals ten decibels.
one bel equals ten decibels (definitional comparison)
A difference of one bel means the sound has become ten times louder.
The quiet reading room measured less than half a bel on the sound scale.
Mert adjusted the speakers until the reading dropped to half a bel.
文法句型
number + bel(s)
bel + of + sound
用法筆記
The unit “bel” is named after the inventor Alexander Graham Bell. In everyday life the smaller unit “decibel” (one tenth of a bel) is much more common. Sound engineers and physicists sometimes use “bel” for calculations.