September 12, 2008

Staccato

staccato



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史特
【音】成斷音地

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–adjective 
1. shortened and detached when played or sung: staccato [notes].  

2. characterized by performance in which the notes are 
abruptly disconnected: 
a staccato style of playing. Compare legato.  

3. composed of or characterized by abruptly disconnected elements; 
disjointed
[rapid]-fire, staccato speech.  

–adverb 
4. in a staccato manner.  

–noun 
5. performance in a staccato manner. 
6. a staccato passage. 


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As the Bible of thirtysomething single women everywhere, "Bridget Jones's Diary" is one of the most eagerly anticipated book-to-screen adaptations in recent memory. Informed by author 

Helen Fielding's droll [observations]
 of 

a year in the life of her weight-obsessed, love-starved heroine, the novel hit a bull's-eye with women on both sides of [the] Atlantic. As a film, however, item misses its mark, 

failing to capitalize on the 
staccato [rhythms] 
and 
sardonic [wit] of Bridget's inner life.
 

That said, pic's pre-sell value is solid enough to suggest initially healthy B.O. that could continue to generate decent returns, even as it will inevitably disappoint some of the book's devotees.


oeuvre 
opus (opra, numered according to the order of publication)
oater (horse opra)
ode "a hilarious, often ingenious ode [to] America." 
extol paean 
acrostic 
Threnody

sardonic
There was a [sardonic] expression on her face.
By the time he was 26 he had already directed "Kicking and Screaming" (1995), about [sardonic] and literate college graduates whose only ambition was to remain [on] campus.
cf. hedonistic
Castigate








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