monotone
英 [ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn]
美 [ˈmɑː.nə.toʊn]
- n. 单调;单音调
- adj. 单调的
- vt. 单调地读
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。