Music <乐>
(pl. stretti)
1- a passage, especially at the end of an aria or movement, to be performed in quicker time（咏叹调、乐章的）加快结尾段。
1.1
- a section at the end of a fugue in which successive introductions of the theme follow at shorter intervals than before, increasing the sense of excitement（赋格曲的）密接和应。
- (as a direction) in quicker time（作演奏演唱指示）加速地, 加快地。
词源
Italian, literally 'narrow'.