| 单词 | presto |
| 释义 | presto (once / 7553 pages) advadj Want a fast definition? Presto! Presto means suddenly, or super fast. Magicians love to yell presto! before a trick. In music, to play something presto is to play it at a very fast tempo. Presto comes from Italian for “quickly.” Officially, presto is the second-quickest speed that music can be played (after prestissimo). To a pianist, presto means one thing, while to a magician it means another. In this case, presto still means "fast," but it refers to the speed at which an illusion is created. If you dabble in magic tricks, you might say, "Presto!" at the moment you make a rabbit disappear or turn a silk scarf into a bouquet of flowers. WORD FAMILYpresto: prestos USAGE EXAMPLESThe lost set sucked the wind out of the Falcons’ sails, Cavaliers setter Alyssa Presto said. Washington Post(Nov 19, 2016) Add a dash of ammonia, also common on Pluto, to lower the water’s freezing point, and Presto! you have an ocean. Economist(Nov 17, 2016) I focused in on my shoes and presto... it identified my shoes as Air Pegasus 83/30, from a board called “Amazing Shoes for Men.” Wall Street Journal(Nov 16, 2016) 1adv at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro) 2adv suddenly " Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift 3adj (of tempo) very fast Syn fast at a rapid tempo |
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