Adagio is a music word. It tells you to go slowly, and it can also name a slow piece, or the slow part of a longer piece. On a score it may sit as an instruction: play this adagio. Ballet uses it too, for slow, controlled movement.

AdagioAdagio is a music word是個音樂用語It tells you to go slowly它告訴你要慢慢地演奏, and it can also name a slow piece也可以指一首慢板的曲子, or the slow part of a longer piece或是一首較長曲子裡慢的那個樂章On a score it may sit as an instruction在樂譜上，它可能是一個指示: play this adagioplay this adagio（用慢板演奏這裡）Ballet uses it too芭蕾也用這個字, for slow, controlled movement指緩慢、有控制感的動作

Like many words on a classical page — allegro, andante, piano — English borrowed it from Italian and mostly kept it. We do not write “slowly” on the score and call it the same thing.

Like many words on a classical page — allegro, andante, piano就像古典樂譜上很多字一樣——allegro快板、andante行板、piano弱音, English borrowed it from Italian and mostly kept it英文是從義大利文借來的，而且大多維持原樣We do not write "slowly" on the score我們不會在樂譜上寫"slowly" and call it the same thing然後說那是一樣的東西

It is at home in concert programmes and music class, not in everyday chat about walking down the street.

It is at home in concert programmes and music class它常出現在音樂會節目單和音樂課裡, not in everyday chat about walking down the street不是日常聊天講走在路上會用的字

Though actually, “slow” is relative. Adagio is slower than andante, but conductors still argue about how slow is slow, and a student’s adagio may not match a famous orchestra’s.

Though actually不過其實, "slow" is relative"slow"是相對的Adagio is slower than andanteAdagio比andante慢, but conductors still argue about how slow is slow但指揮們還是會爭論到底多慢才算慢, and a student's adagio may not match a famous orchestra's學生彈的adagio也不見得跟知名樂團的一樣

It can be a noun (an adagio by Mozart) or sit more like an adverb/adjective in music talk (the movement is adagio). It is not a person’s name, and it is not adage, the wise old saying.

It can be a noun它可以當名詞用 (an adagio by Mozart)（an adagio by Mozart，莫札特的一首慢板）, or sit more like an adverb/adjective in music talk也可以在音樂用語裡比較像副詞或形容詞 (the movement is adagio)（the movement is adagio，這個樂章是慢板的）It is not a person's name它不是人名, and it is not adage, the wise old saying也不是adage（古老的格言）