Rhythm

节奏

An application of the general sense of this term in phonology, to refer to the perceived regularity of prominent units in speech. These regularities may be stated in terms of patterns of stressed v. unstressed syllables, syllable length (long v. short) or pitch (high v. low) - or some combination of these variables. Maximally regular patterns, such as are encountered in many kinds of poetry, are referred to as ‘metrical’.

按其一般涵义用于音系学，指言语中可感知的单位突显的规律性，这种规律性可用重读对非重读音节、音节长度或音高等型式或这些变项的组合型式来说明。最有规律的型式，如多种诗歌中所见的，称作“节律”。