fugue
/fjuːɡ/ (bre, ipa) · [fjˈuɡ] /fjuːɡ/ (ame, ipa) · [fjˈuɡ] /ˈfyüg How to pronounce fugue (audio)/ (ame, mw)
fugue — noun
- fuguesingular
- fuguesplural
1. a classical piece built from one main tune that enters in different parts one af
a classical piece built from one main tune that enters in different parts one after another, creating lines that overlap and seem to chase each other
Mayumi heard the fugue begin when the second violin echoed the first theme.
second voice echoes the theme
The choir closed the concert with a bright fugue by Bach.
close a concert with a fugue
Christopher marked the fugue in his score before rehearsal began.
Our teacher played a fugue and asked us to track each returning tune.
Diya loves the fugue because every line seems to chase another.
- canon
follows stricter imitation rules than a fugue
- round
simpler and usually sung, without the fuller development of a fugue
- counterpoint
the writing technique itself, not necessarily a complete piece
用法筆記
Usually refers to a classical work or section where the same subject enters in different voices. Learners often meet it in phrases like 'Bach fugue', 'organ fugue', or 'fugue subject'.
常見錯誤
2. an episode where someone may go on traveling or acting as usual, yet afterwards
an episode where someone may go on traveling or acting as usual, yet afterwards remember none of it and no longer know who they normally are
After the crash, Gabriel wandered for two days in a fugue and forgot his name.
in a fugue + forget identity
Police found Defne in another town after she slipped into a fugue.
slip into a fugue
Doctors said Justin had entered a fugue after the sudden trauma.
When Mei came home, she remembered nothing from the week-long fugue.
During a fugue, Benjamin bought a bus ticket and left the city.
- dissociative fugue
the full clinical name for this condition
- amnesia
covers memory loss generally, without the wandering or identity break
- blackout
often linked to alcohol, drugs, or injury rather than dissociation
- trance
changes awareness but does not usually involve losing identity or leaving home
用法筆記
Usually appears in medical or psychology contexts, often with words like 'state', 'enter', or 'slip into'. Unlike ordinary forgetfulness, the person may travel, speak, and make plans during the episode.