ca·dence
noun/ˈkeɪdns/
/ˈkeɪdns/
- (formal) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
（说话时语调的）抑扬顿挫，起落 - He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences.
他讲话缓慢而抑扬顿挫、把握有度。
- He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences.
- the end of a musical phrase
（乐段或乐句的）结束，终止
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘rhythm or metrical beat’): via Old French from Italian cadenza, based on Latin cadere ‘to fall’.