| 单词 | staccato |
| 释义 | staccato (once / 5407 pages) advadj Staccato is a musical term for notes that are played quickly and sharply. It can also refer to anything characterized by similar beats, such as the staccato clacking of a woman's high heels on a tile floor. There is nothing quite so pleasant as lying in bed on a Saturday morning listening to the staccato tapping of rain on the roof, knowing that everything you had planned will now be canceled. Other staccato sounds are not so pleasant––your neighbor learning to play the drums, a jack hammer right outside your window. WORD FAMILYstaccato: staccatos USAGE EXAMPLES“I got it in 1952 when I was 6 years old,” I respond in a staccato voice. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The rapping on “Casa Bey,” “Mathematics” and “Hip Hop” brought fluidity to the staccato. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) The music in the first part of the episode was from 1987 and full of processed drums, staccato drum machine patterns, vocal tics. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) 1adv separating the notes; in music play this staccato, please Ant legato connecting the notes; in music 2adj (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply staccato applause a staccato command staccato notes Syn|Ant disconnected abrupt, disconnected marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions legato, smooth (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected |
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