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intonation

noun
🔊/ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/
🔊/ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] (phonetics语音学) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said语调
    • intonation patterns语调类型
    • In English, some questions have a rising intonation.英语中有些疑问句使用升调。🔊🔊
    • Her voice was low with a faint regional intonation.她的声音低沉，带有淡淡的区域语调。
    • the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions口语中问句末尾使用的升调
    • She’s studying intonation patterns in children’s speech.她在研究儿童说话时的语调类型。
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    • falling
    • flat
    • rising
    • …
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    • pattern
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  2. [uncountable] (music音乐) the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune（演奏或唱歌中的）音准
    • The violin’s intonation was poor.这个小提琴的调音不准。
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally meaning the opening phrase of a plainsong melody): from medieval Latin intonatio(n-), from intonare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin tonus ‘tone’.