名詞 cadence:

1. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
   同義詞：meter, metre, measure, beat
2. the close of a musical section
3. a recurrent rhythmical series
   同義詞：cadency

1. Designating a cadence or chord progression from the dominant to the tonic at the end of a phrase or piece of music.
   完全終止的在樂章或樂曲結(jié)尾指出由第五音到主音的和聲或和弦的
2. Having cadence or rhythm.
   有節(jié)律的有韻律或節(jié)奏的
3. He read the poems with cadence.
   他抑揚(yáng)頓挫地朗誦詩歌。

ca.dence

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 ca.denc.es
Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory.See Synonyms at rhythm
韻律：詩歌或演講中持平穩(wěn)的節(jié)奏參見 rhythm
The measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching.
步調(diào)：舞蹈或行軍中的步調(diào)和節(jié)拍

A falling inflection of the voice, as at the end of a sentence.
聲音降落，降句調(diào)：發(fā)音時(shí)下降的音調(diào)
General inflection or modulation of the voice.
抑揚(yáng)：聲音的一般性的起伏與變化
Music A progression of chords moving to a harmonic close or point of rest.
【音樂】 終曲，終止式：和弦進(jìn)行到和諧的終曲或終止樂句

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French *cadence
源自 古法語 *cadence
from Old Italian cadenza
源自 古意大利語 cadenza
from Vulgar Latin *cadentia [a falling]
源自 俗拉丁語 *cadentia [下降的]
from Latin cadôns cadent- [present participle of] cadere [to fall] * see kad-
源自 拉丁語 cadôns cadent- [] cadere的現(xiàn)在分詞 [下降] *參見 kad-

【引伸】
ca.denced
adj.（形容詞）