| 单词 | cadence |
| 释义 | cadence /kayd"ns/, n. , v. , cadenced, cadencing. n. Also, cadency. 1. rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language. 2. (in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured. 3. the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement: The chorus line danced in rapid cadence. 4. the flow or rhythm of events, esp. the pattern in which something is experienced: the frenetic cadence of modern life. 5. a slight falling in pitch of the voice in speaking or reading, as at the end of a declarative sentence. 6. the general modulation of the voice. 7. Music. a sequence of notes or chords that indicates the momentary or complete end of a composition, section, phrase, etc. v.t. 8. to make rhythmical. [1350-1400; ME < MF < It cadenza; see CADENZA] Syn. 3. tempo, pulse, rhythm, meter. |
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