intonation
英 [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪntəˈneʃən,-to-]

n.

语调，声调；[乐]发声，转调；[宗]吟诵；语音的抑扬

变形

复数：intonations

英英释义

intonation[ ,intəu'neiʃən ]

• n.
  • rise and fall of the voice pitch

    同义词：modulationpitch contour

  • singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
  • the act of singing in a monotonous tone

    同义词：chanting

  • the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Please pay attention to your intonation.
   请注意你的语调。
2. English intonation is not hard to learn.
   英语语调不难学。
3. His intonation proclaimed him an English.
   他的语调显示他是英国人。
4. The indirect question below has a rising intonation.
   间接疑问句用上升语调。

权威例句

Intonation and grammar in British English
The phonology of tone and intonation
The Phonology of Tone and Intonation
Sentence Prosody: Intonation, Stress and Phrasing
A perceptual study of intonation: Phonetic aspects of intonation
The phonology and phonetics of English intonation
Intonation and Communicative Intent in Mothers' Speech to Infants: Is the Melody the Message?
Prosodic Systems and Intonation in English. Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 1.
Animated conversation: rule-based generation of facial expression, gesture & spoken intonation for multiple conversational agents
Animated Conversation : Rulebased Generation of Facial Expression, Gesture and Spoken Intonation for Multiple Conversation Agents