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 stac·ca·to /stəˈkɑ(ˌ)to/
 (ad.)斷音地;不連接地

 Stac·ca·to a.
 1. Mus. Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner.  It is opposed to legato, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic.
 2. Expressed in a brief, pointed manner.
    Staccato and peremptory [literary criticism].   --G. Eliot.
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 staccato
      adj : marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut
            short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato
            command"; "staccato notes" [syn: disconnected] [ant:
            legato]
      adv : separating the notes; in music; "play this staccato, please"
            [ant: legato]