Word · Frequency #18725
crescendos
渐强；声音渐强
crescendos is the plural of crescendo.
核心释义
a gradual increase in loudness, especially in music
- 1.
指示逐渐增大音量的演奏记号,用尖端向左的长窄角(<)表示,音乐家称之为“发夹”。
An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
- 2.
逐渐增强,尤指达到戏剧性高潮。
A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
指示逐渐增大音量的演奏记号,用尖端向左的长窄角(<)表示,音乐家称之为“发夹”。；逐渐增强,尤指达到戏剧性高潮。；声音渐强
用法In use
The crescendos in that symphony are so powerful that they always move me to tears.
用法提示：名词复数，指多次出现的音量渐强。
The audience applauded wildly as the orchestra played the final crescendo.
用法提示：名词单数，指乐曲结尾处的声音渐强。
Her voice reached a beautiful crescendo before fading into silence.
用法提示：名词，指声音逐渐增强的过程。
a crescendo of sth
【名词】a crescendo of 后接声音、情绪等名词，表示“…的逐渐增强”。
We heard a crescendo of cheering from the crowd.
我们听到人群中欢呼声逐渐增强。
crescendo to sth
【动词】crescendo 是不及物动词，常接 to/into 引出渐强后达到的状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- reach a crescendo
- 达到高潮；达到最强点
- The music reached a crescendo before the final chord.音乐在最后一个和弦前达到了渐强的顶点。
- build to a crescendo
- 逐渐增强至高潮
- The drums built to a crescendo as the singer began to wail.鼓声逐渐增强至高潮，歌手开始嘶吼。
- a crescendo of applause
- 一阵越来越响的掌声
- The conductor was greeted by a crescendo of applause.指挥家迎来了一阵越来越响的掌声。
- rise to a crescendo
- 升至高潮；涨至极点
- Her voice rose to a crescendo and then suddenly stopped.她的声音升至高潮，然后突然停住。
- crescendo passage
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象乐队演奏时指挥手慢慢抬起，音量如海浪涌高——crescendo 就是“渐强”。开头的 c 像音量曲线向上。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：classical music、sheet music、figurative prose crescendo 本义是音乐术语，指音量逐渐增强，多用于乐谱、音乐演奏和乐评中，带有专业、书面色彩；在比喻性表达里（如情绪、声音逐渐高涨）也比较常见，语气仍偏正式。日常口语中较少直接使用，更常说 get louder 或 build up。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 decrescendo（/ˌdiːkrɪˈʃendəu/）和 crescendo（/kriːˈʃendəu/），重音都在 /ʃen/ 上且后面同为 /dəu/。accelerando（/əkˌsɛləˈrændəu/）以 -ando 结尾，但重音在 /ræn/，并不押韵。crescent（/ˈkrɛsənt/）中 sc 发 /s/，conscious（/ˈkɒnʃəs/）中 sc 发 /ʃ/，二者与 crescendo 的 sc 发音/结尾需区分。
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