cadence

noun

/ˈkeɪdns/

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(formal) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking（说话时语调的）抑扬顿挫，起落
- He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences.他讲话缓慢而抑扬顿挫、把握有度。
the end of a musical phrase（乐段或乐句的）收束，终止

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘rhythm or metrical beat’): via Old French from Italian cadenza, based on Latin cadere ‘to fall’.

TOEFL BNC: 21748 COCA: 12193

cadence

Tone or quality of voice: break, cadence, croak...

Parts of pieces of music: accompaniment, arpeggio, breakbeat...