monotone
英 ['mɒnətəʊn]
美 ['mɑnəton]
- n. 單調；單音調
- adj. 單調的
- vt. 單調地讀
助記提示
1. mono- + ton- "tone" + -e.
2. 含義：of one tone, sameness of tone.
3. => lacking in variety.
中文詞源
monotone 單一聲調，單調mono-,單個的，tone,調子。用於比喻義單調。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The evidence was read out to the court in a dull monotone.
- 證據被當庭呆板地宣讀了一遍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He spoke in a flat monotone.
- 他說話單調低沉。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He was seen on TV delivering platitudes about the crisis in a monotone voice.
- 人們看到他在電視上念經似地就危機問題老調重彈。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She talked in a deep nasal monotone.
- 她說話鼻音很重，語調單一。
來自辭典例句
- 5. These are just some monotone concrete buildings.
- 這些隻是些單調的混凝土建築。
來自辭典例句