ut
ut — 名詞
1. The earliest name for the first pitch of the musical scale, later replaced by 'd
烏特音
唱名系統首音，即Do
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.
Felix 很驚訝地得知 Do 這個音在中世紀音樂中原本叫做 ut。
historical note name: ut for do
When Lukas joined the early-music choir, the score still used ut for the first note.
Lukas 加入古樂合唱團時，樂譜上仍用 ut 來標示第一個音。
Tomás explained that ut comes from the first word of a Latin hymn verse.
Tomás 解釋說 ut 來自一首拉丁文聖詩的第一個詞。
Meera's music history textbook devoted an entire chapter to why ut became do.
Meera 的音樂史課本用了整整一章來說明 ut 為何演變成 do。
The medieval manuscript showed the scale starting on ut, followed by re and mi.
那份中世紀手稿顯示音階從 ut 開始，接著是 re 和 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
拉丁引述詞
「如上」、「如下」等拉丁引用標記
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.
Hui 指向 ut supra 這個詞組，以顯示先前判決的出處。
ut supra = as above, in legal documents
Eli's footnote simply read 'ut infra,' directing readers to the table on the next page.
Eli 的註腳只寫了「ut infra」，指引讀者參閱下一頁的表格。
ut infra = as below, in academic writing
Chidi noticed the abbreviation ut dict. in the margin, short for ut dictum meaning 'as stated.'
Chidi 注意到頁邊空白處的縮寫 ut dict.，即 ut dictum 的簡寫，意思是「如前所述」。
Shanti's dissertation used ut supra three times to refer back to earlier sections.
Shanti 的論文使用了三次 ut supra，用以回溯前面的章節。
Walid added ut infra at the bottom of the contract to point to the appendix.
Walid 在合約底部加上 ut infra，指向附錄。
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).