pace
- n. 速度, 步调
- n. 一步
- v. 踱步
- Definition
- n. the speed at which someone walks, runs, or moves
- n. a single step taken while walking or running
- v. to walk slowly and steadily back and forth
- Example
- They walked at a slow pace because it was so hot outside.
- 天气太热了，他们放慢了步伐走着。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: speed (noun).
比较义项：速度（名词）。
- rate
Rate usually names a measurable, numerical speed of a process, often paired with a specific quantity or unit (heart rate, exchange rate, growth rate); it sounds technical and impersonal, not about a person's own walking or working speed.
rate通常指一个可测量、可用数字表示的过程速度，常与具体数值或单位搭配（心率、汇率、增长率）；听起来较技术性、客观，不用来描述一个人自己走路或做事的速度。
The doctor checked her heart rate after the morning run.
医生在晨跑后检查了她的心率。
- pace 本词
Pace refers to the speed of a person's own movement or activity, something felt, set or matched, as in walking, running or working; it is more personal and everyday than rate, and rarely used with numeric units.
pace指一个人运动或做事的速度，往往是可以感受到、设定或跟上的，比如走路、跑步或工作的速度；比rate更个人化、更口语化，很少与数字单位连用。
She quickened her pace to catch the bus before it left.
她加快了脚步，好赶上即将开走的公交车。
Both words can mean speed. Rate names a measurable, numerical speed, often for data, like heart rate or growth rate, and sounds technical. Pace is how fast a person walks, runs, or works, set by them, and sounds more personal. Not compared: rate meaning price.
rate和pace在“速度”这个意义上很接近，但rate更常用于可量化、可用数字表示的过程或数据（如心率、增长率、汇率），语气较客观、技术性；pace更常用于描述人走路、跑步或做事的节奏，语气更口语、更有生活感，很少与数字单位连用。这里不比较rate的“价格；费用”义项（如例句中酒店房价的用法）。