monotone
英 ['m?n?t??n]
美['mɑn?ton]
- n. 單調(diào)；單音調(diào)
- adj. 單調(diào)的
- vt. 單調(diào)地讀
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?monotones;
助記提示
1. mono- + ton- "tone" + -e.
2. 含義：of one tone, sameness of tone.
3. => lacking in variety.
中文詞源
monotone 單一聲調(diào)，單調(diào)mono-,單個(gè)的，tone,調(diào)子。用于比喻義單調(diào)。
英文詞源
- monotone (n.)
- "unvarying tone in music or speaking," 1640s; see monotony. OED says use of the word as a noun "is peculiar to Eng." Related: Monotonic; monotonically.
雙語例句
- 1. The evidence was read out to the court in a dull monotone.
- 證據(jù)被當(dāng)庭呆板地宣讀了一遍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He spoke in a flat monotone.
- 他說話單調(diào)低沉。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. He was seen on TV delivering platitudes about the crisis in a monotone voice.
- 人們看到他在電視上念經(jīng)似地就危機(jī)問題老調(diào)重彈。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She talked in a deep nasal monotone.
- 她說話鼻音很重，語調(diào)單一。
來自辭典例句
- 5. These are just some monotone concrete buildings.
- 這些只是些單調(diào)的混凝土建筑。
來自辭典例句