| 单词 | andante |
| 释义 | andante (once / 16326 pages) advadjn Use the word andante to describe a relatively slow, moderately paced tune. Your piano teacher might tell you to play a piece andante. The word andante, particularly common in classical music, is sometimes described as "at a walking pace." An andante movement in a symphony is faster than adagio but slower than allegro. Like so many musical words describing tempo, andante is Italian, a form of the verb andare, "to go." The Latin root, ambire, means "to go around" or "to go about." WORD FAMILYandante: andantes USAGE EXAMPLESThe Andante contains some of the most dissonant passages Mozart ever wrote, but here they glided by smoothly without particular notice. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) The Andante introduction to the first movement, in which the ominous theme of fate is pronounced in brassy flourishes, was incisive and ferocious — rigidly so. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) Alsop was also smart in placing the Andante Moderato second in the order of movements. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) 1adv at a moderately slow tempo this passage must be played andante 2adj (of tempo) moderately slow Syn slow at a slow tempo 3n a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) Hyper pacing, tempo (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played 4n a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow Hyper composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music a musical work that has been created musical passage, passagea short section of a musical composition |
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