on the offbeat
常与 place、play、hit 等动词搭配。
The drummer placed the snare hits on the offbeat.
鼓手把军鼓敲在弱拍上。
通常不强调的节拍；非重拍(尤指一小节的最后一拍)
A beat in a measure that is not normally accented, especially the last beat.
通常不强调的节拍
The beats not normally accented in a measure.
非重拍(尤指一小节的最后一拍)
an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
In a 4/4 measure, the offbeat usually feels lighter than the downbeat.
在四四拍的小节里，弱拍通常比重拍感觉更轻。
用法提示：offbeat 是名词，指小节中不被重音强调的拍子。
When you listen to reggae, the guitar often strums on the offbeat.
听雷鬼音乐时，吉他常常在弱拍上扫弦。
用法提示：offbeat 在此是名词，表示节拍中的弱拍位置。
To keep the rhythm steady, the choir director asked us to count the offbeat.
为了保持节奏稳定，合唱指挥让我们数弱拍。
用法提示：offbeat 作名词，指小节中不强调的拍子，这里用作 count 的宾语。
常与 place、play、hit 等动词搭配。
The drummer placed the snare hits on the offbeat.
鼓手把军鼓敲在弱拍上。
In reggae, the guitar usually accents the offbeat.
在雷鬼音乐中，吉他通常强调弱拍。
也可用复数形式 offbeats。
She clapped on the offbeat of every measure.
她每小节都在弱拍上拍手。
grammar · medium
易错句子He always claps in the offbeat.
正确表达He always claps on the offbeat.
表示“在弱拍上”时，offbeat 必须与介词 on 搭配（on the beat / on the offbeat），in 不能用来表示“在某个拍点上”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The drummer played several offbeat in the solo.
正确表达The drummer played several offbeats in the solo.
offbeat 是可数名词，复数形式为 offbeats；several 后要用复数，不能因汉语名词无复数变化而省略 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子Offbeat is important in reggae music.
正确表达The offbeat is important in reggae music.
offbeat 作单数可数名词时不能单独作主语，需要限定词；用 the offbeat 表示“弱拍”这一概念，汉语无冠词导致容易遗漏 the。
upbeat 特指指挥向上挥拍时的那一拍，即小节最后一拍的“预备拍”；offbeat 则泛指任何不加重音的拍子，更侧重与重拍错开的切分位置。二者含义有重叠，但 offbeat 不一定是小节末拍。
downbeat 是每小节的第一拍，也是重音所在；offbeat 是不加重音的弱拍。二者强拍/弱拍正好相反，不能互换。
backbeat 指在弱拍位置（通常为第二、四拍）故意加重的音，是一种强调手法；offbeat 本身只是不加重音的拍位。若说“在弱拍上打重音”，那是 backbeat，不是 offbeat。
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