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adagio

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Music
a·da·gi·o /əˈdɑːdʒiəʊ $ -dʒoʊ/ noun (plural adagios) [countable] technical  APMa piece of music that should be played or sung slowly 柔板乐曲,慢板乐曲adagio adjective, adverb
Examples from the Corpus
adagioDuring this third movement, an adagio, the land also developed stretch marks.These are good musicians, they also know that they play the adagio too quickly.
Origin adagio (1600-1700) Italian ad at, to + agio ease
a·da·gi·o nounChineseSyllable
played piece a or of that should be sung music Corpus


adagio
adagio /əˈdɑːdʒiəʊ $ -dʒoʊ/ noun (plural adagios) [countable] technical
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Italian
 Origin: ad 'at, to' + agio 'ease'
a piece of music that should be played or sung slowly
—adagio adjective, adverb


ada·gioBrE /əˈdɑːdʒiəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /əˈdɑːdʒioʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
ada·gios
)
(music 音乐, from Italian)
a piece of music to be played slowly 柔板 ada·gio adjective, adverb