Definition of anacrusis in English:

anacrusis

nounPlural anacrusesˌanəˈkruːsɪsˌænəˈkrusəs

1Prosody
One or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a verse.
〔诗韵〕句首非重读音节
Example sentencesExamples
- Coleridge seems not to have noticed that the tenth line is actually a heptameter - unless one were to allow a double anacrusis.
- The Old English poem contains only about eighty instances of anacrusis, for example.
- A full anapestic metre with feminine ending gives somewhat the effect of anacrusis, since a third light syllable must be crowded in between the stresses.
2Music
One or more unstressed notes before the first bar line of a piece or passage.
〔乐〕弱起音
Example sentencesExamples
- Edward's final, truthful, answer, ‘O, I have killed my father dear,’ explodes at the end of the third stanza of the poem and in the music at the anacrusis to measure 44.
- This restatement of the Mother's opening chord provides the vehicle for a sudden shift of tonality to B-flat major and Edward's final answer at the anacrusis to measures 44 and following.
- The first subphrase is a modified inversion of the first measure of the Mother's theme, motives a and b and the first note of motive c, excluding the anacrusis but including the grace note.
- Again they sound at the same speed as in bar 4 (if the two-to-one tempo-relationship is observed), but this time they act as anacrusis to a vigorous statement of ‘c’.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek anakrousis 'prelude', from ana- 'up' + krousis, from krouein 'to strike'.

Definition of anacrusis in US English:

anacrusis

nounˌænəˈkrusəsˌanəˈkro͞osəs

1Prosody
One or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a verse.
〔诗韵〕句首非重读音节
Example sentencesExamples
- Coleridge seems not to have noticed that the tenth line is actually a heptameter - unless one were to allow a double anacrusis.
- The Old English poem contains only about eighty instances of anacrusis, for example.
- A full anapestic metre with feminine ending gives somewhat the effect of anacrusis, since a third light syllable must be crowded in between the stresses.
2Music
One or more unstressed notes before the first bar line of a piece or passage.
〔乐〕弱起音
Example sentencesExamples
- The first subphrase is a modified inversion of the first measure of the Mother's theme, motives a and b and the first note of motive c, excluding the anacrusis but including the grace note.
- Edward's final, truthful, answer, ‘O, I have killed my father dear,’ explodes at the end of the third stanza of the poem and in the music at the anacrusis to measure 44.
- Again they sound at the same speed as in bar 4 (if the two-to-one tempo-relationship is observed), but this time they act as anacrusis to a vigorous statement of ‘c’.
- This restatement of the Mother's opening chord provides the vehicle for a sudden shift of tonality to B-flat major and Edward's final answer at the anacrusis to measures 44 and following.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek anakrousis ‘prelude’, from ana- ‘up’ + krousis, from krouein ‘to strike’.

词汇	anacrusis
释义	Definition of anacrusis in English: anacrusis nounPlural anacrusesˌanəˈkruːsɪsˌænəˈkrusəs 1Prosody One or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a verse. 〔诗韵〕句首非重读音节 Example sentencesExamples Coleridge seems not to have noticed that the tenth line is actually a heptameter - unless one were to allow a double anacrusis. The Old English poem contains only about eighty instances of anacrusis, for example. A full anapestic metre with feminine ending gives somewhat the effect of anacrusis, since a third light syllable must be crowded in between the stresses. 2Music One or more unstressed notes before the first bar line of a piece or passage. 〔乐〕弱起音 Example sentencesExamples Edward's final, truthful, answer, ‘O, I have killed my father dear,’ explodes at the end of the third stanza of the poem and in the music at the anacrusis to measure 44. This restatement of the Mother's opening chord provides the vehicle for a sudden shift of tonality to B-flat major and Edward's final answer at the anacrusis to measures 44 and following. The first subphrase is a modified inversion of the first measure of the Mother's theme, motives a and b and the first note of motive c, excluding the anacrusis but including the grace note. Again they sound at the same speed as in bar 4 (if the two-to-one tempo-relationship is observed), but this time they act as anacrusis to a vigorous statement of ‘c’. Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek anakrousis 'prelude', from ana- 'up' + krousis, from krouein 'to strike'. Definition of anacrusis in US English: anacrusis nounˌænəˈkrusəsˌanəˈkro͞osəs 1Prosody One or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a verse. 〔诗韵〕句首非重读音节 Example sentencesExamples Coleridge seems not to have noticed that the tenth line is actually a heptameter - unless one were to allow a double anacrusis. The Old English poem contains only about eighty instances of anacrusis, for example. A full anapestic metre with feminine ending gives somewhat the effect of anacrusis, since a third light syllable must be crowded in between the stresses. 2Music One or more unstressed notes before the first bar line of a piece or passage. 〔乐〕弱起音 Example sentencesExamples The first subphrase is a modified inversion of the first measure of the Mother's theme, motives a and b and the first note of motive c, excluding the anacrusis but including the grace note. Edward's final, truthful, answer, ‘O, I have killed my father dear,’ explodes at the end of the third stanza of the poem and in the music at the anacrusis to measure 44. Again they sound at the same speed as in bar 4 (if the two-to-one tempo-relationship is observed), but this time they act as anacrusis to a vigorous statement of ‘c’. This restatement of the Mother's opening chord provides the vehicle for a sudden shift of tonality to B-flat major and Edward's final answer at the anacrusis to measures 44 and following. Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek anakrousis ‘prelude’, from ana- ‘up’ + krousis, from krouein ‘to strike’.
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