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

• 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。
• So in order to learn how to run at a higher cadence, you should practice at lower intensities.
  因此，为了学习如何以更高的步频跑步，你应该首先以较低的强度开始训练。
• He recognized the Polish cadences in her voice
  他从她的口音中听出了波兰腔。
• 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？
• 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。
• So keep your cadence fast and your feet underneath you.
  因此，保持一个快的步频节奏并保持你的脚在躯干下方吧。
• A masculine cadence; the masculine rhyme of` annoy, enjoy '.
  一个阳性终止的曲调；'annoy'，'enjoy'是押阳性韵。
• ( of a marching cadence) very quick.
  （指行军的节奏）非常快。
• He liked the relaxed cadence of his retired life.
  他喜欢退休生活的悠闲的节奏。