tempo
noun /ˈtempəʊ/
/ˈtempəʊ/
[countable, uncountable] (plural tempos)
- (plural tempithe speed or rhythm of a piece of music/ˈtempiː//ˈtempiː/)
（乐曲的）速度，拍子，节奏 - a slow/fast tempo
慢速；快速 - It's a difficult piece, with numerous changes of tempo.
这支曲子节奏变化多，难度很大。
Wordfinder- beat
- harmony
- melody
- music
- note
- rhythm
- sing
- tempo
- tone
- vocal
Topics Musicc2- They took the last movement at an unusually slow tempo.
他们以异常缓慢的节拍演奏了最后一个乐章。 - The piece should be played at a fast tempo.
这首曲子应该以快节奏演奏。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brisk
- fast
- quick
- …
- change
- indication
- markings
- change
- …
- at a… tempo
- a slow/fast tempo
- the speed of any movement or activity
（运动或活动的）速度，节奏 - the increasing tempo of life in Western society
西方社会日益加速的生活节奏 - Don’t let the other team dictate the tempo of the game.
不要让对方控制比赛的节奏。
- They soon adapted to the tempo of life on the island.
他们不久就适应了岛上的生活节奏。 - We need to step up the tempo of our information campaigns.
我们需要加快我们信息宣传活动的节奏。 - What people liked about these films was their wit and tempo.
人们喜欢这些电影是因为它们的机智和节奏。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + tempo- increase
- raise
- step up
- …
- quicken
- slow
- change
- …
- tempo of
- the increasing tempo of life in Western society
词源mid 17th cent. (as a fencing term denoting the timing of an attack): from Italian, from Latin tempus ‘time’.