syncopation

A noun referring to the displacement of regular musical accents onto weak beats, or the loss of sounds from within a word.

• 🇨🇳名词，指音乐中将重音移到弱拍或弱位的节奏处理，也指词中音节的省略或这种被省略的音节。

1. Loss of sounds in a word C2 formal

   The omission of sounds or letters from the middle of a word, as in 'fo'c'sle' for 'forecastle'.

   • The word 'bosun' is a syncopation of 'boatswain'.
   • Syncopation in speech can occur in rapid conversation.
   • Linguists study syncopation as a form of phonological change.

   🇨🇳中略

   同义词: elisionsyncope

2. Musical rhythm accenting weak beats B2 formal

   A rhythmic technique where normally weak beats are accented, creating an offbeat or unexpected pattern.

   • Jazz music often relies heavily on syncopation.
   • The drummer used syncopation to make the rhythm more exciting.
   • Syncopation gives the music a lively, danceable feel.

   🇨🇳切分音

   反义词: metronome

3. Dance music with syncopated rhythm B2 informal

   A style of music, especially dance music, characterized by a syncopated rhythm.

   • The club played syncopation that got everyone moving.
   • Latin dance music is full of syncopation.
   • Syncopation is a key element in many modern pop songs.

   🇨🇳切分音乐

• syncopations plural form
• syncopations' possessive plural form
• syncopation's possessive singular form