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单词 unrhythmically
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unrhythmicallyadv.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrɪðmᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌənˈrɪðmᵻk(ə)li/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, rhythmically adv.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + rhythmically adv. Compare slightly later unrhythmical adj.
Not rhythmically.
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1775 J. Steele Ess. Melody & Meas. Speech 188 A speech written down by the help of our notes, according to the bad manner of such a speaker, would appear to be divided unrhythmically; that is, by no equality of metres or cadences.
1845 Illustr. London News 5 Apr. 224/2 The music is graceful, but drags somewhat unrhythmically in the second part of the air.
1932 Musical Times 73 354/2 The passage is often sung badly or unrhythmically, and usually sounds unsatisfactory.
2012 National Rev. (Nexis) 16 Apr. She does put in the work, clapping along unrhythmically like a poorly trained SeaWorld porpoise while the band plays ‘Whiskey in the Jar’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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