| 单词 | pianissimo |
| 释义 | pianissimo (once / 23221 pages) advadjn When a musician performs something pianissimo, she plays very softly. If you're playing a pianissimo piece on the piano, your fingers will be gentle on the keys. You can use this word as an adverb or an adjective — in either case, it's a specific musical direction regarding the dynamics (or loudness) of a piece of music. On sheet music, pianissimo is often marked pp, to distinguish it from piano, which is simply "soft," rather than "very soft," and is usually marked with one p. There is, in fact, an even quieter designation called pianississimo, that's "very very soft." WORD FAMILYpianissimo: pianissimos USAGE EXAMPLESThe sound was rich and luxurious, comfortably bearing the full weight of fortissimos and detailing pianissimos right down to the vanishing point. New York Times(May 29, 2016) But while “Ernst is rather balanced and classic, Daniel does more extreme things. He plays a pianissimo like no other.” New York Times(May 24, 2016) She has become enamored of stopping time with ethereal pianissimos, and here she used them to create surreal and surprisingly moving clock-bending effects. Los Angeles Times(May 03, 2016) 1adv a direction in music; to be played very softly Syn|Ant very softly fortissimo, very loudly a direction in music; to be played very loudly 2adj chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft Syn piano, soft used chiefly as a direction or description in music 3n (music) low loudness Syn|Hyper piano softness a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency |
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