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

• Read aloud together, then follow the tape and check your pronunciation and intonation sentence by sentence. Go!
  让学生集体齐读，然后跟录音一起读，逐句核对语音和语调。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Please pay more attention to your pronunciation and intonation.
  请多注意你的语音语调。
• Many defectors insist the main challenges are not vocabulary but accent, intonation and manners.
  许多脱北者坚称，他们的主要挑战不在于词汇，而是口音、语调和说话习惯等。
• 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。
• 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。
• Each regional accent has its own mixture of sounds and intonation.
  每个地区的口音都是本地发音和语调的综合。