monotone

英 [ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn]      美 [ˈmɑː.nə.toʊn]
  • n. 单调;单音调
  • adj. 单调的
  • vt. 单调地读
星级词汇:
monotone
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1. mono- + ton- "tone" + -e.
2. 含义:of one tone, sameness of tone.
3. => lacking in variety.
monotone 单一声调,单调

mono-,单个的,tone,调子。用于比喻义单调。

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.
1. The evidence was read out to the court in a dull monotone.
证据被当庭呆板地宣读了一遍。
2. He spoke in a flat monotone.
他说话单调低沉。
3. He was seen on TV delivering platitudes about the crisis in a monotone voice.
人们看到他在电视上念经似地就危机问题老调重弹。
4. She talked in a deep nasal monotone.
她说话鼻音很重,语调单一。
5. These are just some monotone concrete buildings.
这些只是些单调的混凝土建筑。

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