释义 |
so·ste·nu·to I. \|sōstə|nüd.(ˌ)ō\ adjective Etymology: Italian, from past participle of sostenere to sustain : sustained, prolonged — used as a direction in music to sustain the notes of a movement or passage to or beyond their full nominal value; abbr. sost II. noun (-s) : a movement or passage whose notes are markedly sustained or prolonged |