cadence
/ˈkeɪdəns/noun
1
- a modulation or inflection of the voice声音的起落：
the measured cadences that he employed in the Senate.
他在参议院讲话时所用的几经斟酌的抑扬顿挫的语调。
1.1
- such a modulation in reading aloud as implied by the structure and ordering of words and phrases in written text抑扬顿挫（书面文字因结构、用词在被读出时会有的声音效果）：
the dry cadences of the essay.
这篇散文枯燥生硬的语气。
1.2
- a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase or sentence（短语或句子结尾的）降调。
1.3
- mass noun rhythm节奏; 节律：
the thumping cadence of the engines.
引擎的嘭嘭作响的节奏。
2
- Music a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase【乐】终止式, 终止：
the final cadences of the Prelude.
前奏曲的最后终止式。
派生词
cadenced
adjective词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'rhythm or metrical beat'）： via Old French from Italian cadenza, based on Latin cadere 'to fall'.