🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

过渡

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guòdù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
segue/ˈsɛɡ.weɪ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"主持人在两个节目之间进行了自然的过渡。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An uninterrupted transition from one piece of music or scene to another.

    "The smooth segue between the two songs on the album was impressive."
As verb
  1. 1

    To move without interruption from one song, subject, or topic to another.

    "The speaker will segue into a discussion about economic policy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed from Italian segue ("it follows"), the third-person singular present indicative of seguire, from Latin sequi ("to follow"). Originally a musical term directing that the next section should follow without a pause.

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