moltoadv.

Brit.

/ˈmɒltəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊlˌtoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian molto.

Etymology: < Italian molto much, very (a1250) < classical Latin multus much (see multi- comb. form).

Music.

1. In musical directions, as molto allegro, etc.: very. Also in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > other directions

da capo1724

meno1724

più1724

poco1724

subito1724

tacet1724

tutti1724

V1724

volti subito1724

tasto solo1772

al segno?1775

loco1786

molto1786

bis1819

quasi parlando1872

allegro non tanto1876

dal segno1876

senza replica1883

M1900

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Molto, Very or Much. A word used in conjunction with some other, by way of augmentation; as Molto Allegro, very quick, Molto Adagio, very slow.

1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 25 Feb. 133/2 Tumult, molto, crescendo, all the instruments fortissimo, with howls, groans, and vigorous execrations.

1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 21 June 4/2 The 'molto sostenuto' indicated by Gounod, which is the characteristic effect of the movement, was quite lost.

1928 G. B. Shaw Let. 6 Feb. in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. P. Campbell (1952) 267 Such music as your [dramatic] pupils may have must come from within them; all you can teach them is the value of your..martellato molto.

1959 Times 15 Jan. 12/6 Mr. Buckley did not play them molto dramatico in octaves as Rachmaninov used to do.

1995 Daily Express 17 Mar. 48/2 When a strange whirring noise arises from the great composer's last resting place this week, don't be surprised. It will be the sound of Ludwig's body turning in his grave molto allegro.

2. In non-musical use, usually modifying an Italian adjective: very, extremely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > very

tooc888

swith971

wellOE

fullOE

rightc1175

muchc1225

wellac1275

gainlya1375

endlyc1440

hard?1440

very1448

odda1500

great1535

jolly1549

fellc1600

veryvery1649

gooda1655

vastly1664

strange1667

bloody1676

ever so1686

heartily1727

real1771

precious1775

quarely1805

murry1818

très1819

freely1820

powerfula1822

gurt1824

almighty1830

heap1832

all-fired1833

gradely1850

real1856

bonny1857

heavens1858

veddy1859

canny1867

some1867

oh-so1881

storming1883

spanking1886

socking1896

hefty1898

velly1898

fair dinkum1904

plurry1907

Pygmalion1914

dinkum1915

beaucoup1918

dirty1920

molto1923

snorting1924

honking1929

hellishing1931

thumpingly1948

way1965

mega1966

mondo1968

seriously1970

totally1972

mucho1978

stonking1990

1923 A. Huxley Antic Hay i. 5 Not nice, not merely molto simpatica..but good.

1933 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 115/1 He murmured ‘molto bella’, When I sat on his patella, But he never said he loved me.

1976 New Yorker 8 Mar. 30/2 You soon discover that as a pastime this kind of stock-taking is molto ripetitivo.

1991 Harper's Mag. Dec. 13/1 I was the only journalist present who hadn't already appeared on a talk show to ask (molto serioso and while gloomily shaking the head) what was to become of a country in which louts, madwomen, and irresponsible gossipmongers could foul the temple of government.

1999 Wallpaper Nov. (Milan Suppl.) 2/3 For an idea of what's so hot about New Millennium Milano, visit the new molto-cool Shu bar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	molto
释义	moltoadv. Brit. /ˈmɒltəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊlˌtoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian molto. Etymology: < Italian molto much, very (a1250) < classical Latin multus much (see multi- comb. form). Music. 1. In musical directions, as molto allegro, etc.: very. Also in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > other directions da capo1724 meno1724 più1724 poco1724 subito1724 tacet1724 tutti1724 V1724 volti subito1724 tasto solo1772 al segno?1775 loco1786 molto1786 bis1819 quasi parlando1872 allegro non tanto1876 dal segno1876 senza replica1883 M1900 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Molto, Very or Much. A word used in conjunction with some other, by way of augmentation; as Molto Allegro, very quick, Molto Adagio, very slow. 1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 25 Feb. 133/2 Tumult, molto, crescendo, all the instruments fortissimo, with howls, groans, and vigorous execrations. 1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 21 June 4/2 The 'molto sostenuto' indicated by Gounod, which is the characteristic effect of the movement, was quite lost. 1928 G. B. Shaw Let. 6 Feb. in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. P. Campbell (1952) 267 Such music as your [dramatic] pupils may have must come from within them; all you can teach them is the value of your..martellato molto. 1959 Times 15 Jan. 12/6 Mr. Buckley did not play them molto dramatico in octaves as Rachmaninov used to do. 1995 Daily Express 17 Mar. 48/2 When a strange whirring noise arises from the great composer's last resting place this week, don't be surprised. It will be the sound of Ludwig's body turning in his grave molto allegro. 2. In non-musical use, usually modifying an Italian adjective: very, extremely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > very tooc888 swith971 wellOE wellOE fullOE rightc1175 muchc1225 wellac1275 gainlya1375 endlyc1440 hard?1440 very1448 odda1500 great1535 jolly1549 fellc1600 veryvery1649 gooda1655 vastly1664 strange1667 bloody1676 ever so1686 heartily1727 real1771 precious1775 quarely1805 murry1818 très1819 freely1820 powerfula1822 gurt1824 almighty1830 heap1832 all-fired1833 gradely1850 real1856 bonny1857 heavens1858 veddy1859 canny1867 some1867 oh-so1881 storming1883 spanking1886 socking1896 hefty1898 velly1898 fair dinkum1904 plurry1907 Pygmalion1914 dinkum1915 beaucoup1918 dirty1920 molto1923 snorting1924 honking1929 hellishing1931 thumpingly1948 way1965 mega1966 mondo1968 seriously1970 totally1972 mucho1978 stonking1990 1923 A. Huxley Antic Hay i. 5 Not nice, not merely molto simpatica..but good. 1933 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 115/1 He murmured ‘molto bella’, When I sat on his patella, But he never said he loved me. 1976 New Yorker 8 Mar. 30/2 You soon discover that as a pastime this kind of stock-taking is molto ripetitivo. 1991 Harper's Mag. Dec. 13/1 I was the only journalist present who hadn't already appeared on a talk show to ask (molto serioso and while gloomily shaking the head) what was to become of a country in which louts, madwomen, and irresponsible gossipmongers could foul the temple of government. 1999 Wallpaper Nov. (Milan Suppl.) 2/3 For an idea of what's so hot about New Millennium Milano, visit the new molto-cool Shu bar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1786
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