intonation

noun

/ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/

[uncountable, countable] (phonetics语音学) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said语调
- intonation patterns语调类型
- In English, some questions have a rising intonation.英语中有些疑问句使用升调。
- Her voice was low with a faint regional intonation.她的声音很低，带有微弱的地方语调。
- the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions口语中问句末尾使用的升调
- She’s studying intonation patterns in children’s speech.她在研究儿童说话时的语调类型。
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[uncountable] (music音乐) the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune（演奏或唱歌中的）音准
- The violin’s intonation was poor.这个小提琴的调音不准。

词源early 17th cent. (originally meaning the opening phrase of a plainsong melody): from medieval Latin intonatio(n-), from intonare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin tonus ‘tone’.

词汇	intonation
释义	intonation noun /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/ /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] (phonetics语音学) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said语调 intonation patterns语调类型 In English, some questions have a rising intonation.英语中有些疑问句使用升调。 Her voice was low with a faint regional intonation.她的声音很低，带有微弱的地方语调。 the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions口语中问句末尾使用的升调 She’s studying intonation patterns in children’s speech.她在研究儿童说话时的语调类型。 compare stress Wordfinder cluster consonant diphthong elide intonation phonetics pronunciation stress tone voiced Topics Languageb1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective falling flat rising … intonation + noun pattern [uncountable] (music音乐) the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune（演奏或唱歌中的）音准 The violin’s intonation was poor.这个小提琴的调音不准。词源early 17th cent. (originally meaning the opening phrase of a plainsong melody): from medieval Latin intonatio(n-), from intonare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin tonus ‘tone’.
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