intonation

英 [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn]

n.  语调; (演奏或唱歌中的)音准

复数：intonations　

CET6TEM8化学

BNC.10656 / COCA.18321

牛津词典

noun

• 语调
  the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said
  1. intonation patterns
     语调类型
  2. In English, some questions have a rising intonation.
     英语中有些疑问句使用升调。
• （演奏或唱歌中的）音准
  the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 语调;声调
  Yourintonationis the way that your voice rises and falls as you speak.
  1. His voice had a very slight German intonation.
     他说话稍微带一点儿德国腔。

英英释义

noun

• the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument)
• the act of singing in a monotonous tone
  Synonym:chanting
• singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
• rise and fall of the voice pitch
  Synonym:modulationpitch contour

双语例句

• I dared not speak English aloud in public because of my poor pronunciation and intonation.
  我不敢在公开场所启齿说英语，因为我的语音、语调很糟糕。
• To talk about the topic "Help" with natural pronunciation and intonation.
  用正确的表述方式和准确的语音语调谈论话题“帮助”。
• The pronunciation, intonation and sentence structure should not be in Chinese style.
  发音，语调和句子结构请不要中国化。
• Undoubtedly the crux lies in poor reading-aloud and logically the breakthrough lies in phonetic alphabets, pronunciation and intonation.
  逻辑上，突破口在国际音标，在语音和语调。
• Read aloud together, then follow the tape and check your pronunciation and intonation sentence by sentence. Go!
  让学生集体齐读，然后跟录音一起读，逐句核对语音和语调。
• The prosody prediction is to estimate the intonation, rhythm, stress placement and timing.
  韵律预测可准确估计合成语音的语调、节奏、重音的位置和时长信息等。
• His voice had a very slight German intonation.
  他说话稍微带一点儿德国腔。
• He says learners use tapes and videos to imitate pronunciation and intonation.
  他提到，很多学习者通过听磁带、看录像来模仿语音和语调。
• She speaks English with very natural intonation.
  她说英语，语调很自然。
• This essay deals with the features of sentence stress and intonation along with the implications to English teaching.
  本文探讨了句重音和语调的特征及其对高职英语教学的启示。