Cadence



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.抑扬顿挫; 节奏, 韵律
• ［英］ n.抑扬顿挫 ( rhythmic rise and fall) ; 节奏, 韵律 ( rhythm)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old Italian cadenza, from cadere to fall, from Latin — more at chance
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language
  • b. the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
• 2.
  • a. a falling inflection of the voice
  • b. a concluding and usually falling strain; specifically a musical chord sequence moving to a harmonic close or point of rest and giving the sense of harmonic completion
• 3. the modulated and rhythmic recurrence of a sound especially in nature
• ? cadenced adjective
• ? cadential adjective

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