| 释义 |
stac·ca·to
I. \stəˈkä]d.(ˌ)ō, -kȧ], ](ˌ)tō\ adjective
Etymology: Italian, from past participle of staccare to detach, short for distaccare, from Old Italian, from Middle French destacher, from Old French destachier — more at detach
1.
a. : cut short or apart in performing : disconnected
< staccato notes >
< staccato chords >
b. : marked by short clear-cut playing or singing of tones or chords
< a staccato style >
— compare legato
2. : having a sharp abrupt disjointed character or quality
< the staccato voice of the telegraph called from settlement to settlement — J.D.Hart >
< the book is a series of staccato scenes — Joseph Frank >
II. adverb
: in a staccato manner — often used as a direction in music; compare tenuto
III. noun
(plural staccatos \-ōz\ ; or stacca·ti \]d.(ˌ)ē, ](ˌ)tē\)
1. : an abrupt and disconnected manner of performance (as of a musical instrument); also : a passage of music so performed
2. : something (as a manner of expression) that is broken up into brief sharp bursts
< in his rapid conversational staccato — Dorothy C. Fisher >
< heard the chugging of a tractor, the staccato of its motor coming louder — Kay Boyle >
IV. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to play, utter, or sound in a staccato manner |