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