1776 as a musical term, from Italian crescendo "increasing," from Latin crescendo, ablative of gerund of crescere "to increase" (see crescent). Figurative use is from 1785. As a verb, from 1900.
中文解释
1、cresc- + -end + -o.2、用作音乐术语。
实用例句
1. There was a crescendo of parliamentary and press criticism.
来自议会和新闻界的批评越来越多。来自柯林斯例句
2. The last chords of the suite build to a crescendo.
组曲的最后和音部分渐入高潮。来自柯林斯例句
3. The crescendo of noise was con-tinuous.
噪声越来越大。来自柯林斯例句
4. Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned him out.
