1724, from Italian staccato, literally "detached, disconnected," past participle of staccare "to detach," shortened form of distaccare "separate, detach," from Middle French destacher, from Old French destachier "to detach" (see detach). As an adverb from 1844. Related: Staccatissimo.
实用例句
1. He spoke in Arabic, a short staccato burst.
他突然用阿拉伯语叽里呱啦说了一串话。
来自柯林斯例句
2. a peculiar staccato voice
特有的不连贯而且刺耳的嗓音
来自《权威词典》
3. Her pencil tapped out a staccato rhythm on the desk top.
她用铅笔断断续续地敲击着桌面.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. On the street , firecrackers were bursting like the staccato hoofbeats of stampeding horses.
外面万马奔腾似的爆竹声送进他的耳里.
来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
5. Maybe I'm a back number. I can never enjoy a play of staccato scenes.
