ut
ut — noun
1. The earliest name for the first pitch of the musical scale, later replaced by 'd
The earliest name for the first pitch of the musical scale, later replaced by 'do' in modern solfège.
Felix was surprised to learn that do was originally called ut in medieval music.
historical note name: ut for do
When Lukas joined the early-music choir, the score still used ut for the first note.
Tomás explained that ut comes from the first word of a Latin hymn verse.
Meera's music history textbook devoted an entire chapter to why ut became do.
The medieval manuscript showed the scale starting on ut, followed by re and mi.
- do
the modern replacement used in almost all solfège systems today
用法筆記
Now largely historical; in modern solfège the first note is called 'do.' Still used in French solfège and when discussing medieval music theory.
常見錯誤
2. A Latin term meaning roughly 'as,' which appears in English only inside a small
A Latin term meaning roughly 'as,' which appears in English only inside a small set of fixed formal phrases such as 'ut supra' and 'ut infra.'
Hui pointed to the phrase ut supra to show where the earlier ruling was cited.
ut supra = as above, in legal documents
Eli's footnote simply read 'ut infra,' directing readers to the table on the next page.
ut infra = as below, in academic writing
Chidi noticed the abbreviation ut dict. in the margin, short for ut dictum meaning 'as stated.'
Shanti's dissertation used ut supra three times to refer back to earlier sections.
Walid added ut infra at the bottom of the contract to point to the appendix.
文法句型
ut supra
ut infra
ut dictum
用法筆記
Appears only inside a handful of fixed Latin phrases in formal, legal, or academic writing. Never used as a standalone English word. The most common phrases are ut supra (as above), ut infra (as below), and ut dictum (as stated).