syncopation
n. （音乐的）切分音，切分节奏；（切分或中间省略的）文章、舞步
复数 syncopations
例句
The master of syncopation in music was Scott Joplin, African American composer writing a lot around the area of St. Louis at the turn of the twentieth century.
音乐中切分音的大师是斯考特·乔普林，他是位非裔美国作曲家，二十世纪之际在圣路易斯地区附近谱写了很多曲子。
What is syncopation?
什么是切分音？
Okay. So that's what syncopation is and it isn't much more difficult than that.
好了，这就是切分音，也并非很难理解。
