downbeat

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).
形容词 adj.
  1. Sad or pessimistic.
    — He sounded downbeat when asked about his future plans.
  2. Cautiously optimistic.
    — She carried herself with a quiet downbeat grace.

词形变化

downbeats plural more downbeat comparative most downbeat superlative

词汇关系

反义词
upbeat

词源

词源 1
From down + beat.
词源 2
Earlier downbeaten, from the phrasal verb beat down
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