cadence

cadence

英 ['keɪd(ə)ns]
　　美 ['kedns]

n. 節奏；韻律；抑揚頓挫
　　n. (Cadence)人名；(法)卡當斯

中文詞源：

cadence 抑揚頓挫

來自詞根cid, 掉落。詞源同case, accident.

例句：

1. He is not attempting necessarily to reproduce the cadence of speech.
他不想刻意重復那種講話的語調。

2. Cadence means the rise and fall of the voice in reading with rhythm.
頓挫抑揚是形容朗讀時聲音的高低曲折和和諧的的節奏.

3. Any one may mouth out a passage with a theatrical cadence.
任何人都可以用演戲似的調子朗誦一段文章.

4. He liked the relaxed cadence of his retired life.
他喜歡退休生活的悠閑的節奏.

5. Pay attention to the pause at the end of each cadence.
註意每個結尾的延長記號.