tempo

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɛm.pəʊ/    美 /ˈtɛm.poʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. A temporary carport.
  3. A 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.
  4. The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.
  5. The timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation.
    — the tempo effect in fertility measurements
  6. The 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.
  7. The steady pace set by the frontmost riders.
  8. 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.
  9. A rapid rate of play by the offense resulting from reducing the amount of time which elapses after one play ends and the next starts.

词形变化

tempos plural tempi plural tempos plural

词汇关系

衍生词
downtempo high-tempo midtempo tempoed tempo mark
相关词
l'istesso tempo tempo giusto tempo rubato one step ahead

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Italian tempo, from Latin tempus (“time”). Doublet of tense.
(truck or cargo van): A genericized trademark, originally associated with the manufacturer Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH.
词源 2
Clipping of temporary.
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