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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I dared not speak English aloud in public because of my poor pronunciation and intonation.
  我不敢在公开场所启齿说英语，因为我的语音、语调很糟糕。
• In fact, speaking fluently involves not only speed. It also involves stress, pronunciation and intonation.
  事实上，说话流利不仅需要说话速度，它同时还涉及重音、语音和语调。
• Accuracy and fluency in pronunciation and intonation are the important prerequisites for grasping and successfully communicating with a language.
  语音的准确性和流利性是学好一门语言并以之进行有效交际的重要前提。
• It integrates all elements of pronunciation: sounds, stress, rhythm, and intonation.
  本书在编辑上整合了所有发音的元素：声音，重音，节奏，语调。
• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.
  老师在检查发音和语调。
• This essay deals with the features of sentence stress and intonation along with the implications to English teaching.
  本文探讨了句重音和语调的特征及其对高职英语教学的启示。
• The main suprasegmental features include stress, tone and intonation.
  主要的超切分特征包括重音，语调和声调。