keynote

英 [ˈkiːnəʊt]

美 [ˈkiːnoʊt]

n.  (书、演说等的)要旨，主题，基调; 主音
vi.  给…定基调; 说明基本政策作主旨发言; 〈美〉在（会议等场合）发表施政方针

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牛津词典

noun

• （书、演说等的）要旨，主题，基调
  the central idea of a book, a speech, etc.
  1. Choice is the keynote of the new education policy.
     新教育政策的主导原则是容许选择。
  2. a keynote speech/speaker (= a very important one, introducing a meeting or its subject)
     主题发言；主要发言人
• 主音
  the note on which the key is based

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （政策、讲话或想法的）要旨，主题，基调
  Thekeynote ofa policy, speech, or idea is the main theme of it or the part of it that is emphasized the most.
  1. He would be setting out his plans for the party in a keynote speech...
     他将在其主旨发言中阐述他对该党的计划。
  2. Responsibility and moderation were to be the keynotes of their foreign policy.
     责任和克制将是他们外交政策的核心。

英英释义

noun

• a fundamental or central idea
• (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
  Synonym:tonic
• the principal theme in a speech or literary work

verb

• set the keynote of
  1. Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection
• give the keynote address to (an audience)

双语例句

• Oh, my God, you really want me to be the keynote speaker?
  我的天啊你真的要我当主讲人吗？
• He also delivered keynote addresses at major business functions.
  他又在重要的商业场合上发表主题演讲。
• In the opening keynote Karl Krainer, head of marketing Northern Europe for Google, introduced the speakers of the event and presented the schedule.
  在KarlKrainerGoogle的北欧市场负责人的开幕致词中，介绍了本次活动的各位演讲者和时间安排。
• Apart from meeting business and community leaders, Mrs Chan gave a keynote speech on Hong Kong's transition.
  除了会晤商界领袖及社会贤达外，陈女士还发表了一个有关香港过渡的主题演讲。
• World peace was the keynote of his speech.
  世界和平是他演说的要点。
• He would be setting out his plans for the party in a keynote speech
  他将在其主旨发言中阐述他对该党的计划。
• She picked up the gauntlet in her incisive Keynote Address to the Conference
  在大会主题发言中，她言辞犀利地回应挑战。
• This paper is originated from a keynote speech of2008 International Forum on Media Criticism.
  本文是作者在2008第二届媒介批评国际学术论坛上的演讲稿文本。
• Every year, we intentionally invite one Western and one Japanese keynote speakers.
  每年，我们都会有意邀请一位西方和一位日本主题演讲人。
• He gave a keynote presentation at the RSA2011 Conference on Wednesday on securing the enterprise in a changing world.
  他在RSA2011大会上就如何在变幻莫测的世界中增强企业的安全性这个主题做了一场演讲。