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    andante

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Music
    andante /ænˈdænti, -teɪ $ ɑːnˈdɑːn-/ noun [countable]  APMa piece of music played or sung at a speed that is neither very fast nor very slow 行板乐曲 —andante adjective, adverb    5an·dan·te2/ænˈdænti, -teɪ/adj played or sung at a speed that is neither very fast or very slow 〔乐曲〕行板的，徐缓的 —andante adjective, adverb
    Examples from the Corpus
    andante• Lanchbery uses Chopin's poignant Andante Spinato to express Natalia's realisation that love has now escaped her.    Origin andante (1700-1800) Italian “going”, from andare “to go”
    andante nounChineseSyllable
    piece played of a Corpus at sung or music


    andante
    I
    an‧dan‧te1 /ænˈdænti, -teɪ $ ɑːnˈdɑːn-/ adjective
    played or sung at a speed that is neither very fast or very slow
    —andante adverb

    II
    andante2 noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: Italian
     Origin: 'going', from andare 'to go'
    a piece of music played or sung at a speed that is neither very fast nor very slow


    an·danteBrE /ænˈdænteɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ænˈdænteɪ/ 🔊 noun (music 音乐, from Italian) a piece of music to be played fairly slowly 行板（速度稍缓）▸ an·dante adverb, adjective