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tempo n.拍子；节奏；速率 (1) 我们以慢速演奏了莫扎特的音乐。(2) 别让对方球队控制比赛的节奏。(3) 我们应跟上时代的飞速步伐。(4) 所有这些发展都比较缓慢，直到出现了科学，其速度才突然加快。 The word tempo came into English by way of Italian, tracing all the way back to the Latin word tempus, meaning time. It was originally used to describe the timing of music, or the speed at which a piece of music is played. For example, a soothing song would be described as a slow tempo song. Tempo is still used in this way to describe music, but you’ll also hear it used to refer to pace or speed in general, as in — "the increased tempo at the end of a close basketball game" or "the slow tempo of action in a novel."

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英 ['tempəʊ] 美 ['tempoʊ] (1) We play the music of Mozart at the slow tempo.(2) Don't let the other team dictate the tempo of the game.(3) We should keep pace with the swift tempo of the day.(4) All this was comparatively slow until, with the coming of science, the tempo was suddenly raised. If no one is dancing at your party, you probably want to put on some music with a faster tempo — meaning a faster speed. 1[N-SING 单数名词](事情发展的)节奏，速度 The tempo of an event is the speed at which it happens. ...owing to the slow tempo of change in an overwhelmingly rural country...由于以农业占绝对主导地位的国家变革速度缓慢Both teams played with a lot of quality, pace and tempo.两支球队的水平都很高，节奏和速度都很快。2[N-VAR 可变名词](音乐的)速度，节奏，拍子 The tempo of a piece of music is the speed at which it is played. In a new recording, the Boston Philharmonic tried the original tempo...在新唱片中，波士顿爱乐乐团尝试了全新的节奏。Elgar supplied his works with precise indications of tempo.埃尔加给自己的作品标上了精确的节奏标记。

英语单词	tempo
英美音标	英 ['tempəʊ] 美 ['tempoʊ]
中文释义	n.拍子；节奏；速率
英语例句	(1) We play the music of Mozart at the slow tempo. (2) Don't let the other team dictate the tempo of the game. (3) We should keep pace with the swift tempo of the day. (4) All this was comparatively slow until, with the coming of science, the tempo was suddenly raised.
中文例句	(1) 我们以慢速演奏了莫扎特的音乐。 (2) 别让对方球队控制比赛的节奏。 (3) 我们应跟上时代的飞速步伐。 (4) 所有这些发展都比较缓慢，直到出现了科学，其速度才突然加快。
vocabulary简明	If no one is dancing at your party, you probably want to put on some music with a faster tempo — meaning a faster speed.
vocabulary扩展	The word tempo came into English by way of Italian, tracing all the way back to the Latin word tempus, meaning time. It was originally used to describe the timing of music, or the speed at which a piece of music is played. For example, a soothing song would be described as a slow tempo song. Tempo is still used in this way to describe music, but you’ll also hear it used to refer to pace or speed in general, as in — "the increased tempo at the end of a close basketball game" or "the slow tempo of action in a novel."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词](事情发展的)节奏，速度 The tempo of an event is the speed at which it happens. ...owing to the slow tempo of change in an overwhelmingly rural country... 由于以农业占绝对主导地位的国家变革速度缓慢 Both teams played with a lot of quality, pace and tempo. 两支球队的水平都很高，节奏和速度都很快。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词](音乐的)速度，节奏，拍子 The tempo of a piece of music is the speed at which it is played. In a new recording, the Boston Philharmonic tried the original tempo... 在新唱片中，波士顿爱乐乐团尝试了全新的节奏。 Elgar supplied his works with precise indications of tempo. 埃尔加给自己的作品标上了精确的节奏标记。

Tempo Slow Music Speed Pace Faster Meaning Word