释义 |
sec·co I. \ˈse(ˌ)kō\ noun (-s) Etymology: Italian, from secco, adjective, dry, from Latin siccus — more at sack : the art of painting on dry plaster with pigments suspended in a water-thinned binding vehicle — called also fresco secco; compare fresco 1a(1) II. adjective (or adverb) Etymology: Italian, literally, dry 1. : short and very staccato — used as a direction in music 2. of a recitative : accompanied only by the instrument or instruments (as the harpsichord) playing the continuo |