Tra từ harmony - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

har·mony [harmony harmonies] BrE [ˈhɑːməni] NAmE [ˈhɑːrməni] noun (pl. har·monies)
1. uncountable a state of peaceful existence and agreement
•the need to be in harmony with our environment
•to live together in perfect harmony
•social/racial harmony
compare ↑discord
2. uncountable, countable (music)the way in which different notes that are played or sung together combine to make a pleasing sound
•to sing in harmony
•to study four-part harmony
•passionate lyrics and stunning vocal harmonies
compare ↑discord
3. countable, uncountable a pleasing combination of related things
•the harmony of colour in nature
•The designer's aim is to produce a harmony of shape and texture.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin harmonia ‘joining, concord’, from Greek, from harmos ‘joint’.

Example Bank:
•On the surface their life was a model of domestic harmony.
•The Church tries to promote racial harmony.
•They try to foster harmony between different groups of people.
•They try to maintain harmony between the two communities.
•They work together in harmony.
•They've lived together in reasonable harmony for many years.
•an arrangement with four-part harmony
•living in perfect harmony with nature
•Beneath the impression of domestic harmony tensions were simmering.
•Many laws and customs are about social harmony.
•The measures are designed to promote racial harmony.
•These communities lived in greater harmony with the environment than modern urban societies.
•They began to sing in perfect four-part harmony.
•They lived together in perfect harmony.
•They try to live in closer harmony with the great forces of nature.
•We pray that peace and harmony may soon return to this troubled nation.
•With their tight vocal harmonies it is easy to understand the group's appeal.