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

• Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting.
  发出象圣歌一样单调的节奏和韵律。
• There was an unfamiliar cadence in her voice. Dorothea said with the musical intonation.
  她说话时带有一种不常听到的抑扬顿挫的声调。多萝西亚开口了，她的声调显得抑扬顿挫。
• With a lower cadence you spend more time in the air.
  以较低的步频节奏跑步时你会有更多的时间处于腾空状态。
• In most Western music, cadence is tied very strongly to the harmony.
  在大多数西方音乐里，终止与和声有着紧密的联系。
• There was a pause at the end of each cadence.
  每一终止式结尾都有一次停顿。
• ( of a marching cadence) very quick.
  （指行军的节奏）非常快。
• The cadence of the poem flowed gracefully.
  这首诗的韵律优美流畅。
• With a higher cadence and fewer injuries and running induced pain, we will be able to run more!
  而以更高的步频节奏、更少的运动损伤和跑步引起的疼痛来跑，我们将能够跑得更多！
• What is a strict arithmetic cadence?
  什么是严格算术节奏？
• Melody refer to the voice of the original cadence, is a spiritual experience.
  韵原来是指声音的抑扬顿挫，是一种心灵的感受。