te
te — noun
1. the sol-fa syllable some teachers use for the seventh step in a scale, sung just
the sol-fa syllable some teachers use for the seventh step in a scale, sung just before the final do
The choir sang la, te, do while Adina followed the piano.
la, te, do in a scale pattern
During warm-up, Christopher held te for two beats before the last do.
hold te before returning to do
The music teacher asked Hoa to start again from sol and sing te clearly.
On the handout, Xiu circled te as the note before do.
- ti
the more common spelling of the same sol-fa step in many English-language materials
- leading note
music-theory term for the seventh step when it rises toward the tonic
文法句型
sing te
the note te
te before do
用法筆記
Many English-language music books spell this syllable as 'ti'. This spelling appears mainly in some sol-fa teaching traditions and should not be confused with the chemistry symbol Te.
常見錯誤
te — symbol
1. the science shorthand Te for the element tellurium, used in formulas, labels, an
the science shorthand Te for the element tellurium, used in formulas, labels, and the periodic table
In chemistry class, Samir wrote Te beside tellurium on the chart.
Te written beside the element name
The periodic table shows Te between antimony and iodine.
Te on the periodic table
Evelyn underlined Te after the quiz asked for tellurium's symbol.
On the lab label, Te marked the sample that contained tellurium.
- tellurium
the full element name used in ordinary scientific writing and speech
- element 52
a periodic-table description based on tellurium's atomic number
文法句型
Te = tellurium
Te on the periodic table
用法筆記
Always written with a capital T and a small e. In speech, people usually say 'tellurium' rather than reading the letters aloud.