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

• He is familiar with English, but his intonation is not very good.
  他精通英语，但他的语调不算很好。
• 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。
• You have the right intonation.
  你有真正的音调。
• My foreign teacher ho has taught me say my pronunciation and intonation is close to the native speaker's.
  教过我的外籍教师说我的发音和语调与以英语为母语的人非常接近。
• 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。
• And my wife spent one hour and a half in teaching her how to grasp the rhythm and intonation.
  我爱人还花了一个半小时的时间教她如何把握节奏和音准。
• Each regional accent has its own mixture of sounds and intonation.
  每个地区的口音都是本地发音和语调的综合。
• The intonation of a character's voice will effect their facial expressions.
  谈话中角色语音语调的不同会直接影响到角色的面部表情设定。
• 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”。
• This intonation and rhythm is also part of the accent that you will develop.
  在语调和节奏上你也同样会进步。