(1) 节奏
rhythm: implies movement and flow as well as an agreeable succession of rising and falling sounds and the recurrence at fairly regular intervals of a stress, such as a prolonged syllable or an accented note: moved gracefully to the ~.      （rhythm节奏的简单解释是a regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements or activities声音或动作或活动的有规律的重复性的变化模式  1、既可以指声音动作sounds or movements，如the music's fast/slow/steady rhythm音乐的快/慢/平稳节奏，如the rhythm of her breathing/dancing她呼吸/舞蹈的节奏  2、也可以指事件活动activities or events，如the rhythm of country life/your body/four seasons/work乡村生活/身体/四季变换/工作的节奏）  

meter: implies the reduction of rhythm to system and measure and the establishment of a definite rhythmical pattern: an epic in hendecasyllabic ~.      诗歌中meter表示格律，如唐诗的格律meter有五言律诗和七言律诗，在字句行数和每行字数、押韵、平仄、对仗各方面有严格规定    音乐中的meter表示节拍，节拍meter是衡量节奏的单位，指有一定强弱分别的一系列拍子在每隔一定时间重复出现，如 2/4、4/4、3/4节拍       hendecasyllabic十一音节律诗

cadence: may be equivalent to rhythm or to meter or may stress variety in ordered sequence, often with falling or rising effects: the gentle ~ of the local dialect.  词根CAD表示to fall下落     cadence还表示乐曲尾声的上升或下降

rhythm节奏: 指声音高低长短的变化，以及重拍有规律的重复，meter节拍格律:  对节奏进行衡量的体系，cadence语调升降、乐曲尾声: 指人说话语调有升降不单调，也指乐曲尾声的升降

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         2）节奏的意思是声音强度有规律的升降mean the more or less regular rise and fall in intensity of sounds that is associated especially with poetry and music.


(2) 旋律
melody: stresses the sweetness and beauty of the sound produced and often suggests the expressiveness or moving power of a carefully wrought pattern: a poignant ~.      wrought=made, created制作出的创作出的，如well-wrought pop制作精良的流行乐         （pattern模式模板suggests an archetype or prototype that can be used for guidance or imitation即(可用于引导或模仿的)典型或原型，如American industry sets a pattern for others to follow美国树立了供其他国家效仿的工业模式）  pattern很常用，意思是"两个type"，请死记。 很多时候，pattern只是表示一种形式form，这里pattern也只是表示乐曲这一形式，没有译出
air: is likely to apply to an easily remembered succession of tones which identifies a simple musical composition, such as a ballad or waltz, but in technical use it applies to the dominating melody, usually carried by the upper voices, of a piece of vocal music: hummed a lovely Celtic ~.    ballad民谣waltz华尔兹舞曲圆舞曲

tune: can denote a usually simple musical composition or the air that gives it its character: can you remember the ~ of "America"?

melody旋律: 强调优美动人制作精良的乐曲，air/aria咏叹调: 指单人演唱的简单好记的旋律，是歌剧戏剧的独立组成部分，本义是优美的旋律，tune小调: 指简单的旋律

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         2）旋律的意思是一连串有节奏的声音mean a clearly distinguishable succession of rhythmically ordered tones.      tone语调，如汉语有4个tones语调，还表示语气、音色，这里表示sound声音


(3)  精确
precision: regularly suggests a desirable or sought-for quality and connotes such contributing factors as exactitude, care, devoted workmanship, or thoughtful choice: chose her words with great care and ~.       本例用词精确，又如the precise terms of the contract合同中的精确条款

preciseness: more often suggests a less than desirable quality and is likely to connote such contributing factors as rigidity, severity and strictness, or overnicety in observance of rules or proprieties: spoke each sentence with an annoying and intimidating ~.

precision精确: 褒义，由于严格细心专注谨慎，preciseness精确: 贬义，表示过分严格严厉僵硬

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         2）精确的意思是mean the quality or state of being precise.      precise精确强调一贯准确，accurate准确一般只是指某一次准确，两个词的基础词都是correct正确

(4) 坚持
adherence: suggests a mental or moral attachment: ~ to the principles of reform.          （attach联结: 1、原指用绳子等系住to connect or unite by a bond, link, or tie  2、后泛指附上贴上，如attach the W-2 form here这里附上工资税收表格  3、还表示交往联系to associate, connect  with someone，如he attached himself to an older, wealthy woman他和一个比他大的富有女人交往）  本例坚持改革的原则, 坚持改革开放是adherence to the reform and the opening to the outside world，动词adhere同样表示坚持或遵守，如she adheres to a strict vegetarian diet/religious laws坚持素食/遵守宗教法律  

adhesion: implies a physical attachment: the ~ of paint to a surface.

adherence坚持: 表示思想品行上的联结，adhesion黏着: 指物理上的联结

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     2）坚持的意思是坚定地遵守支持mean to stick to or together.            HER是第92个词根，意思是to stick黏贴，如ad/co/inherent，在adhere中形容坚定的遵守或支持

(5) 感觉
atmosphere: implies a quality that accrues to something or that pervades it as a whole and that determines the impression given by that thing: a country inn with a warm and friendly ~.   （气氛atmosphere的简单解释是a particular way a place or situation makes you feel某个地方或环境给人的感觉，如a restaurant with a romantic/relaxed atmosphere餐馆的浪漫/轻松气氛，如本例乡村酒馆温暖友好的气氛，如the news created an atmosphere of fear/excitement/confusion这条新闻给人带来(使人感到)一片恐惧/激动/混乱的气氛）   pervade弥漫遍及to spread through   accrue积累增长to increase over a period of time  这里的pervade和accure表示弥漫，没有译出

feeling: implies that something has distinctive qualities that create a definite if unanalyzable impression: a garden with a definite country ~.     （impression印象applies to an idea, or an opinion that you get about someone or something是对某人或某物的观点意见，如strong/favorable/good/positive impression on us给我们留下强烈/有利/良好/正面的印象，又如first impressions are important but can be misleading第一印象重要但可能误导人，如I was under the impression that admission was free表示我当时误以为入场免费，I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression抱歉给你留下错误的印象，可见impression常表示不清楚不准确的印象）

aura: suggests an ethereal or mysterious quality that seems to emanate from a person or thing: a movie queen with an unmistakable ~ of glamour.    （气质aura表示给人的某种感觉implies a quality or feeling that seems to surround a person or place or to come from them，如本例aura of glamour迷人的气质(感觉)，如she always has an aura of confidence/authority给人一种有信心/权威的感觉）       emanate散发to produce or show something       ethereal飘渺的extremely delicate and light; seeming to belong to another, more spiritual, world，如ethereal music/beauty飘渺空灵的音乐/飘逸的美


atmosphere气氛: 指某个地方或环境给人的感觉，feeling感觉: 本质是一种印象，可能难以解释，aura气质: 表示一种飘渺神秘的感觉

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         2）感觉的意思是使人产生印象的无形特质mean an intangible quality that gives something an individual and distinctly recognizable character.