rhythm
/ˈrɪðəm/noun
1- a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound（运动或声音的）韵律, 节律：
Ruth listened to the rhythm of his breathing.
鲁思听着他有节奏的呼吸。
1.1
- mass noun the systematic arrangement of musical sounds, principally according to duration and periodical stress（音乐的）节奏, 拍子。
1.2
- a particular type of pattern formed by such arrangement韵律, 节拍：
guitar melodies with deep African rhythms.
带有极强的非洲音乐节奏的吉他曲。
1.3
- mass noun a person's natural feeling for such arrangement节奏感：
they've got no rhythm.
他们没有节奏感。
1.4
- mass noun the measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables（韵文或散文）抑扬节奏, 长短轻重的音节规则变化。
1.5
- a regularly recurring sequence of events, actions, or processes（事件、动作或过程的）有规律的重复：
the twice daily rhythms of the tides.
每天两次的潮汐涨落。
1.6
- Art a harmonious sequence or correlation of colours or elements【艺术】（色彩或成分的）匀称, 和谐。
派生词
rhythmless
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. （also originally in the sense 'rhyme'）： from French rhythme, or via Latin from Greek rhuthmos （related to rhein 'to flow'）.