tempo
tempo1(pl. tempos 或 tempi -piː)- (Music)the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played
(乐)速度
- 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- mid 17th cent. (as a fencing term denoting the timing of an attack): from Italian, from Latin tempus 'time'
tempo2(pl. -os)- (in the Indian subcontinent) a light three-wheeled delivery van
(印度次大陆)轻型三轮货车
语源- an invented word
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