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

• He liked the relaxed cadence of his retired life.
  他喜欢退休生活的悠闲的节奏。
• 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。
• 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。
• He recognized the Polish cadences in her voice
  他从她的口音中听出了波兰腔。
• The essays are well-arranged and enriched by biblical allusions, metaphors and cadence.
  这些散文不仅结构巧妙还大量使用了《圣经》的典故，隐喻和基调。
• 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。
• Chances are this illusion is being created because they have a high running cadence.
  但更大的可能性是，造成这种错觉是由于他们在用一种高频率的步伐在跑步。
• 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？