cadence

cadence
[ˈkeɪd(ə)ns]
noun
  1. a modulation or inflection of the voice
    声音的起落
    the measured cadences that he employed in the Senate.
    他在参议院讲话时所用的几经斟酌的抑扬顿挫的语调。
    ■such a modulation in reading aloud as implied by the structure and ordering of words and phrases in written text
    抑扬顿挫(书面文字因结构、用词在被读出时会有的声音效果)
    the dry cadences of the essay.
    这篇散文枯燥生硬的语调。
    ■a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase or sentence
    (短语或句子结尾的)降调
    ■[mass noun]rhythm
    节奏;节律
    the thumping cadence of the engines.
    引擎的嘭嘭作响的节奏。
  2. (Music)a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase
    (乐)终止式,终止
    the final cadences of the Prelude.
    前奏曲的最后终止式。
派生
cadenced
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'rhythm or metrical beat'): via Old French from Italian cadenza, based on Latin cadere 'to fall'
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