
好词典

源自拉丁语 'intonare'(意为'发出声音'),经由法语 'intonation' 进入英语,最早记录于15世纪。
❶ 语调,指说话时声音的高低变化模式,能表达疑问、肯定或情感等含义。
“Her rising intonation at the end made it sound like a question.”
(她结尾的升调让这句话听起来像在提问。)
“The teacher corrected my flat intonation in French sentences.”
(老师纠正了我读法语句子时平淡的语调。)
❶ (音乐)音准,指演唱或演奏时音高的精确性。
“The choir's perfect intonation impressed the audience.”
(合唱团完美的音准给观众留下深刻印象。)
“He needs to work on his intonation when playing the violin.”
(他拉小提琴时需要改进音准问题。)
falling intonation — 降调,常用于陈述句结尾,表示肯定或结束的语气。
“Use falling intonation when making simple statements.”
(说简单陈述句时要使用降调。)
intonation pattern — 语调模式,指某种语言中特定的音高变化规律。
“English questions often follow a specific intonation pattern.”
(英语疑问句通常遵循特定的语调模式。)