名詞節(jié)奏；（運動或活動的）速度網(wǎng)絡(luò)拍子；速率；節(jié)拍
1. 速率：如果一出喜鬧劇想一直逗我們大笑,我們頂多笑十分鐘左右就沒有力氣與興趣笑下去了. 所以,情節(jié)的發(fā)展應(yīng)該起起伏伏,像交響樂一般富有速率(tempo)和節(jié)奏(rhythm)的變化,最后達到高潮,如圖b,才會令人欣賞(假定全戲分為五幕或五場):
1. (事情發(fā)展的)節(jié)奏，速度
The tempo of an event is the speed at which it happens.
e.g. ...owing to the slow tempo of change in an overwhelmingly rural country...
由于以農(nóng)業(yè)占絕對主導(dǎo)地位的國家變革速度緩慢
e.g. Both teams played with a lot of quality, pace and tempo.
兩支球隊的水平都很高，節(jié)奏和速度都很快。
2. (音樂的)速度，節(jié)奏，拍子
The tempo of a piece of music is the speed at which it is played.
e.g. In a new recording, the Boston Philharmonic tried the original tempo...
在新唱片中，波士頓愛樂樂團嘗試了全新的節(jié)奏。
e.g. Elgar supplied his works with precise indications of tempo.
埃爾加給自己的作品標上了精確的節(jié)奏標記。