rhythm

noun

1. natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)

Synonym: rhythm method of birth controlrhythm methodcalendar method of birth controlcalendar method

2. recurring at regular intervals

Synonym: regular recurrence

3. the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

e.g. the rhythm of Frost's poetry

Synonym: speech rhythm

4. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

e.g. the piece has a fast rhythm
the conductor set the beat

Synonym: beatmusical rhythm

5. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

e.g. the never-ending cycle of the seasons

Synonym: cycleround

1. (声音或运动的)节奏，韵律，节拍
A rhythm is a regular series of sounds or movements.

e.g. His music of that period fused the rhythms of Jazz with classical forms...
他那个时期的音乐将爵士乐的韵律和古典音乐的形式融合在了一起。
e.g. He had no sense of rhythm whatsoever...
他没有任何节奏感。

2. (身体、季节、潮汐等的)规律性变化，节奏
A rhythm is a regular pattern of changes, for example changes in your body, in the seasons, or in the tides.

e.g. Begin to listen to your own body rhythms.
开始聆听你自己身体的节奏。
e.g. ...the seasonal rhythm of the agricultural year.
一年中农业的季节性

1. 旋律：[27] 这种音节递增的安排产生了一种渐次音强的效果(crescendo effect),加上每个词汇的意思相近,发音和音韵皆类似,因此呈现出一种有旋律(rhythm)和同构型(homogeneity)的结构.