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The speed at which music is played — fast or slow. More generally, it also means the speed or pace at which anything happens, like the tempo of a conversation or the tempo of a sports game.
節奏/速度(音樂或泛指)
組成From Italian 'tempo,' from Latin 'tempus,' meaning time.
同家族的字
- temporaryshares the Latin root 'tempus,' meaning time
- contemporaryshares the same Latin root 'tempus,' meaning time
原始詞典資料11 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Temponoun詞源 1
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automotivetransportvehiclesA type of car shelter, a temporary kit-built prefabricated steel-framed high tunnel peaked hoop house with an impermeable translucent plastic fabric cover, and flap doors.
Temponame詞源 2
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A female given name.
temponoun詞源 1/ˈtɛm.pəʊ/
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A frequency or rate.
- 10 calls per hour isn't a bad start, but we'll need to up the tempo if we want to reach our target of selling insurance policies.
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board-gameschessgamesA move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.
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bridgegamesThe timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.
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The timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation.
- the tempo effect in fertility measurements
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entertainmentlifestylemusicThe number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)
- The conductor asked the orchestra to increase the tempo.
- The song has a slow tempo that makes it relaxing.
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cyclinghobbieslifestyleThe steady pace set by the frontmost riders.
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A small truck or cargo van with three or four wheels, commonly used for commercial transport and deliveries (particularly in Asian and African countries).
- From the back door of a tempo with his too-strong hands he lifted a woman wearing red clothes, like a precious jewel wrapped in gold embroidered cloth.
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American-footballball-gamesfootballA rapid rate of play by the offense resulting from reducing the amount of time which elapses after one play ends and the next starts.
temponoun詞源 2/ˈtɛm.pəʊ/
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A temporary carport.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。