tempo

tempo1
(pl. tempos tempi -piː)
  1. (Music)the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played
    (乐)速度
  2. the rate or speed of motion or activity; pace
    行进速度;节奏
    the tempo of life dictated by a heavy workload.
    繁重工作所要求的生活节奏。
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (as a fencing term denoting the timing of an attack): from Italian, from Latin tempus 'time'

tempo2
(pl. -os)
  1. (in the Indian subcontinent) a light three-wheeled delivery van
    (印度次大陆)轻型三轮货车
语源
  1. an invented word
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