monotone

英['mɒnətəʊn] 美['mɑnəton]
  • n. 单调;单音调
  • adj. 单调的
  • vt. 单调地读

词态变化


复数: monotones;

助记提示


1. mono- + ton- "tone" + -e.
2. 含义:of one tone, sameness of tone.
3. => lacking in variety.

中文词源


monotone 单一声调,单调

mono-,单个的,tone,调子。用于比喻义单调。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He spoke in a flat monotone.
他说话单调低沉。

来自《权威词典》

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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. She talked in a deep nasal monotone.
她说话鼻音很重,语调单一。

来自辞典例句

5. These are just some monotone concrete buildings.
这些只是些单调的混凝土建筑。

来自辞典例句