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 cadence of the poem flowed gracefully.
  这首诗的韵律优美流畅。
• The cadence, words, and images will soothe your soul.
  韵律、词句和影像会让你的情绪平和。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。