continuo

1.数字低音；通奏低音a musical part played to accompany another instrument, in which a line of low notes is shown with figures to represent the higher notes to be played above them

1.【乐】(西欧室内音乐中)键盘乐器的低音部;连续的低音伴奏,通奏低音

1.an instrumental bass accompaniment, usually played on a keyboard, with numbers written beneath the notes so that musicians can improvise and provide harmony