| 释义 |
smor·zan·do
\smȯrtˈsän(ˌ)dō\ adjective
also smor·za·to \-ä(ˌ)dō\
Etymology: smorzando from Italian, verbal of smorzare to tone down, reduce, alteration (influenced by s-, from Latin ex-) of ammorzare to moderate, weaken, extinguish, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin admortiare to extinguish, from Latin ad- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin -mortiare (from Latin mortuus, past participle of mori to die); smorzato from Italian, past participle of smorzare — more at murder
: growing slower and softer : dying away — abbr. smorz; used as a direction in music |