名词[乐]速度，拍子; （运动或活动的）速度，进度; （下棋的）一着，一步

1. 速率：如果一出喜闹剧想一直逗我们大笑,我们顶多笑十分钟左右就没有力气与兴趣笑下去了. 所以,情节的发展应该起起伏伏,像交响乐一般富有速率(tempo)和节奏(rhythm)的变化,最后达到高潮,如图b,才会令人欣赏(假定全戏分为五幕或五场):

1. (事情发展的)节奏，速度
The tempo of an event is the speed at which it happens.

e.g. ...owing to the slow tempo of change in an overwhelmingly rural country...
由于以农业占绝对主导地位的国家变革速度缓慢
e.g. Both teams played with a lot of quality, pace and tempo.
两支球队的水平都很高，节奏和速度都很快。

2. (音乐的)速度，节奏，拍子
The tempo of a piece of music is the speed at which it is played.

e.g. In a new recording, the Boston Philharmonic tried the original tempo...
在新唱片中，波士顿爱乐乐团尝试了全新的节奏。
e.g. Elgar supplied his works with precise indications of tempo.
埃尔加给自己的作品标上了精确的节奏标记。

3. 七彩网·英语单词大全

noun

1. (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

Synonym: pacing

2. the rate of some repeating event

Synonym: pace