英语词汇“caesura”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A caesura is a break in a conversation, a line of verse, or a song. Usually, a caesura means total silence, but not for long.

A caesura is a pause, or an interruption. In musical notation, a caesura is a break in the music, which can be a good time for a trumpet player to catch his breath. A caesura is also a break in the middle of a line of poetry. It is sometimes marked by a question mark, exclamation point, or period, as in the Sylvia Plath poem “Mirror”: “I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers."

WORD FAMILY

caesura: caesural, caesuras

USAGE EXAMPLES

Their developments can be linked to the irrevocable caesura of war.

New York Times(Mar 18, 2016)

The irony is that such presentations are highly rehearsed, with each caesura calculated and every syllable stressed in advance.

New York Times(Oct 24, 2015)

And the voice is good — husky, imperious but lyrical, with the precise, signature caesuras.

New York Times(Jul 25, 2013)

1n a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line

Hyper

inflection, prosody

the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

2n a pause or interruption (as in a conversation)

after an ominous caesura the preacher continued

Hyper

break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

单词	caesura
释义	caesura (once / 69119 pages) n A caesura is a break in a conversation, a line of verse, or a song. Usually, a caesura means total silence, but not for long. A caesura is a pause, or an interruption. In musical notation, a caesura is a break in the music, which can be a good time for a trumpet player to catch his breath. A caesura is also a break in the middle of a line of poetry. It is sometimes marked by a question mark, exclamation point, or period, as in the Sylvia Plath poem “Mirror”: “I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers." WORD FAMILY caesura: caesural, caesuras USAGE EXAMPLES Their developments can be linked to the irrevocable caesura of war. New York Times(Mar 18, 2016) The irony is that such presentations are highly rehearsed, with each caesura calculated and every syllable stressed in advance. New York Times(Oct 24, 2015) And the voice is good — husky, imperious but lyrical, with the precise, signature caesuras. New York Times(Jul 25, 2013) 1n a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line Hyper inflection, prosody the patterns of stress and intonation in a language 2n a pause or interruption (as in a conversation) after an ominous caesura the preacher continued Hyper break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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