intonation

英 [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn]

n.  语调; (演奏或唱歌中的)音准

复数：intonations　

CET6TEM8化学

BNC.10656 / COCA.18321

牛津词典

noun

• 语调
  the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said
  1. intonation patterns
     语调类型
  2. In English, some questions have a rising intonation.
     英语中有些疑问句使用升调。
• （演奏或唱歌中的）音准
  the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 语调;声调
  Yourintonationis the way that your voice rises and falls as you speak.
  1. His voice had a very slight German intonation.
     他说话稍微带一点儿德国腔。

英英释义

noun

• the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument)
• the act of singing in a monotonous tone
  Synonym:chanting
• singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
• rise and fall of the voice pitch
  Synonym:modulationpitch contour

双语例句

• His voice had a very slight German intonation.
  他说话稍微带一点儿德国腔。
• I presume from your pronunciation and intonation that you are a foreigner.
  按你说话的语音语调，我推测你是个外国人。
• Undoubtedly the crux lies in poor reading-aloud and logically the breakthrough lies in phonetic alphabets, pronunciation and intonation.
  逻辑上，突破口在国际音标，在语音和语调。
• As a problem given much attention in recent years, temperament in chorus application is related to chorus intonation.
  律学在合唱中的应用是近些年来在合唱界中较为普遍关注的一个问题，它与合唱的音准密不可分。
• And my wife spent one hour and a half in teaching her how to grasp the rhythm and intonation.
  我爱人还花了一个半小时的时间教她如何把握节奏和音准。
• He is familiar with English, but his intonation is not very good.
  他精通英语，但他的语调不算很好。
• Please pay more attention to your pronunciation and intonation.
  请多注意你的语音语调。
• My foreign teacher ho has taught me say my pronunciation and intonation is close to the native speaker's.
  教过我的外籍教师说我的发音和语调与以英语为母语的人非常接近。
• The intonation of a character's voice will effect their facial expressions.
  谈话中角色语音语调的不同会直接影响到角色的面部表情设定。
• You have the right intonation.
  你有真正的音调。