triumph trumpet.ppt

1、,I triumph,noun -s Etymology: Middle English triumphe, from Middle French, from Latin triumphus, alteration of Old Latin triumpus,from triumpe! shout repeated at the ceremonial departure of the Roman priests during the Arval fertility festival, probably of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the sourc

2、e of Greek thriambos, hymn sung in processions honoring the god of fruits Dionysus,b) : satisfaction resulting from a victory : exultation ,1. a) : an ancient Roman ceremonial in honor of a general after his decisive victory over a foreign enemy beginning with his entrance into the city preceded by

3、the senate and magistrates, the spoils, and the captives in chains and followed by his army in marching order and ending with sacrificial offerings and a public feast,b) : a triumphal procession or stately especially public show or pageant ,2. a) : an occasion of victory especially such as to elicit

4、 satisfaction, exultation, or acclaim : a decisive victory ,c) : something resulting from or signifying a noteworthy victory or success ,3. : a state of joy or exultation for success ,4. a) : a card game of medieval France or any of several games (as loo) derived from it b) : a precursor of whist pl

5、ayed in England in the 16th century c) archaic : trump card synonym: victory,II triumph,verb Etymology: Latin triumphare, from triumphus triumph intransitive verb 1. a) : to receive the honor of a triumph b) : to celebrate victory or success with exaltation : exult boastfully ,2. : to obtain victory

6、 : be successful : prevail ,3. : to be prosperous : flourish ; transitive verb : conquer,(2) : a metal wind instrument (as the cornet) similar in shape and method of tone production to the trumpet,b) : a clarion call or one that utters it ,I trumpet,noun -s Etymology: Middle English trumpete, trompe

7、tte, from Middle French trompette, from Old French trompe trumpet,1. a) (1) : a wind instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube commonly once or twice curved and ending in a bell, producing its tones by the vibration of the players lips against a cup-shaped mouthpiece, having valves that

8、 enable the use of all scale tones in its normal compass of written F sharp below middle C as indicated on the treble staff to the C two octaves above middle C, and usually constructed in B flat thereby sounding a whole step lower than the notation indicates - compare bugle, cornet,2.,a) : a trumpet

9、 player b) obsolete : messenger, spokesman ,3. : something that resembles a trumpet or its tonal quality: as a) : an 8-foot pipe-organ reed stop with a penetrating tone b) : triton 2 c) : a funnel-shaped instrument (as a megaphone or a diaphragm horn) for collecting, directing, or intensifying sound

10、 - see ear trumpet, speaking trumpet,d) (1) : a trumpet-shaped flower especially of a plant of the genera Datura, Campsis, or Bignonia (2) trumpets South : any of several pitcher plants having long trumpet-shaped leaves; especially : a swamp plant (Sarracenia flava),e) (1) : a stentorian voice (2) :

11、 a penetrating cry (as of an elephant) (3) : a shrill hum (as of a mosquito) f) : a funnel-shaped guide for material (as the fiber web leaving a carding machine),II trumpet,intransitive verb 1. : to blow a trumpet 2. a) : to make a shrill trumpetlike sound b) : to make a vociferous proclamation ;,transitive verb,1. : to give voc