crescendo

/krəˈʃendəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /krəˈʃendəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /krə-ˈshen-(ˌ)dō/ (ame, mw)

crescendo — 名詞

  • crescendosingular
  • crescendosplural

1. a part of music or another continuing sound that becomes louder little by little

1.名詞C1
釋義

漸強

音樂或聲音逐步變大聲

a part of music or another continuing sound that becomes louder little by little, or the loudest point reached after that rise

例句

As Caleb played the final bars, the violin line grew into a full crescendo.

當 Caleb 演奏最後幾小節時，小提琴聲部漸漸推向完整的漸強。

grow into a crescendo

The choir saved its strongest crescendo for the last line of the hymn.

合唱團把最有力的漸強留到聖歌的最後一句。

同義詞
  • swell

    often describes the same rise in sound, especially in music or film soundtracks

  • build-up

    broader and less musical; can describe tension as well as sound

  • climax

    focuses more on the top point than on the gradual rise

反義詞
  • decrescendo

    music term for a gradual move toward softer sound

文法句型

a crescendo

build to a crescendo

reach a crescendo

用法筆記

Usually refers to a gradual rise, not a single loud sound. In music writing, it can name either the whole rise in volume or the point where that rise tops out.

常見錯誤

❌The speaker started with a crescendo.
✅The speaker started loudly.
💡'crescendo' suggests a rise toward loudness, not a loud beginning.

2. a steady rise in excitement, danger, action, or emotion, or the point where that

2.名詞C1
釋義

高漲；高潮

緊張感或動作逐步升高到頂點

a steady rise in excitement, danger, action, or emotion, or the point where that rise feels strongest

例句

Crowd noise built to a crescendo when Adaeze stepped onto the championship court.

當 Adaeze 走上冠軍賽球場時，觀眾的聲浪一路高漲成高潮。

build to a crescendo

The argument reached a dangerous crescendo after both drivers left their cars.

兩名駕駛都下車後，這場爭吵升到危險的高潮。

同義詞
  • build-up

    stresses the developing rise before a key event

  • climax

    usually points to the highest moment rather than the whole rise

  • peak

    more general and less dramatic in tone

  • upsurge

    often used for a sudden rise, while 'crescendo' suggests stages

反義詞
  • lull

    a quiet or inactive stretch after energy falls away

  • decline

    a movement downward rather than upward

文法句型

a crescendo of + noun

build to a crescendo

reach a crescendo

用法筆記

This figurative sense keeps the idea of something rising in stages. It is common in news or narrative writing about tension, applause, violence, or emotion.

常見錯誤

❌The film opened with a crescendo of action.
✅The film built to a crescendo of action.
💡a 'crescendo' normally comes after a gradual rise, not at the start.

crescendo — 副詞