cadence

英 [ˈkeɪdns]

美 [ˈkeɪdns]

n.  (说话时语调的)抑扬顿挫，起落; (乐段或乐句的)收束，静止

复数：cadences　

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BNC.21748 / COCA.12193

牛津词典

noun

• （说话时语调的）抑扬顿挫，起落
  the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
  1. He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences.
     他讲话缓慢而抑扬顿挫、把握有度。
• （乐段或乐句的）收束，静止
  the end of a musical phrase

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 抑扬顿挫
  Thecadenceof someone's voice is the way their voice gets higher and lower as they speak.
  1. He recognized the Polish cadences in her voice...
     他从她的口音中听出了波兰腔。
  2. He is not attempting necessarily to reproduce the cadence of speech.
     他不想刻意重复那种讲话的语调。
• (音乐的)终止式,结尾和弦
  Acadenceis the phrase that ends a section of music or a complete piece of music.

英英释义

noun

• a recurrent rhythmical series
  Synonym:cadency
• the close of a musical section
• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  Synonym:metermetremeasurebeat

双语例句

• The rhythm and cadence of the music delighted the ear.
  那抑扬顿挫的音乐节奏，听来非常悦耳。
• I alter the cadence of Time's march and can even reverse its movement.
  我能改变时间运行的节奏，甚至能反转它的运行。
• Cadence means the rise and fall of the voice in reading with rhythm.
  顿挫抑扬是形容朗读时声音的高低曲折和和谐的的节奏。
• What is a strict arithmetic cadence?
  什么是严格算术节奏？
• Soon you will be running with a better-placed foot and a faster cadence.
  很快你就会以更好“定位”的脚和更快的步频开跑了。
• Cadence helps many electronic companies to develop the new products.
  公司对许多电子公司在开发新产品上助了一臂之力。
• He liked the relaxed cadence of his retired life.
  他喜欢退休生活的悠闲的节奏。
• How do we learn to run with a higher cadence?
  我们如何学习以更高的步频节奏来跑呢？
• This cadence is used to mark the end of an intermediate part of a piece of music.
  半终止用于提示一篇音乐作品中间部分的结束。
• Were we concerned with maintaining our small company cadence.
  我们曾经担心如何保持我们原有的小公司的节奏。