Intonation
[ɪntə'neɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɪntə'neʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations.
(noun.) the act of singing in a monotonous tone.
(noun.) singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong.
(noun.) rise and fall of the voice pitch.
迪莉娅編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A thundering; thunder.
(n.) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
(n.) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false.
(n.) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See Intone, v. t.
克莱奥校對
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Tone, cadence, twang, modulation of voice.
丹尼整理
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Melody, accentuation, resonance, ring
ANT:Jar, jabber, gabble, babel, gibber, rattle
整理:诺拉
例句/造句/用法:
- It was evident, from Mr. Trotter's flushed countenance and defective intonation, that he, too, had had recourse to vinous stimulus. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Not even all the disadvantage of nasal intonation could prevent the effect of the naturally fine voices, in airs at once wild and spirited. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- To Lily the intonation sounded like a threat. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- She then read aloud, in a soft voice, and with a beauty of intonation that was peculiar, that touching account of anguish and of glory. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- They gave it, no doubt, with a sneer and an intonation that destroyed all faith in it. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Profound silence fell when he had uttered that word, with deep but low intonation. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Probably the nouns were said in different intonations to convey different meanings. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
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