undertones

英 [ˈʌndətəʊnz]

美 [ˈʌndərˌtoʊnz]

n.  蕴涵的感情(或特质、意思); 寓意; 弦外之音
undertone的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 低声；悄声
  If you say somethinginanundertone, you say it very quietly.
  1. 'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone...
     “你觉得怎么样？”她小声地问道。
  2. Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.
     衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。
• N-COUNT 言下之意；寓意
  If something hasundertonesof a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly.
  1. The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.
     啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。
  2. ...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious undertones.
     诙谐却寓意深刻的荤段子

双语例句

• However, the most loved aspect of a cup of Mocha coffee is its aftertaste, which has undertones of chocolate despite the lack of actual chocolate content.
  不过，一杯摩卡咖啡最让人难忘的还是它的余味，虽然没有巧克力的实际成分，却散发出了巧克力的韵味。
• Most people should use a blush with a slight brown undertone for best results. Blushes with red undertones can actually make the face look heavier than it is.
  大部分人都会用点腮红来衬托肤色。然而往往腮红会让脸看起来比较臃肿。
• "Model" is another such word, burdened with multiple meanings and undertones of complexity.
  “Model”是另外一个这样的单词，它有多重复杂性的含义。
• With both warm and cool undertones, Turquoise pairs nicely with any other color in the spectrum.
  松石绿蕴含温暖及冷静两种底色调，和调色盘上任何一种颜色搭配都效果奇佳。
• Their survival, moving with obsessive carefulness southward on a road, is a journey with Biblical undertones.
  他们为了生存，被迫小心地在一条道路上向南迁移，是一次有圣经意味的旅程。
• Intense and pleasant aromas of licorice and wild red and blackberries fill the nose, with mineral undertones.
  怡人的甘草、红黑酱果子香充斥了鼻子，带着点点矿物香。
• His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.
  他母亲身子前倾，小声而急切地跟他说话。
• In the period following the end of the Cold War, China realized a change in the nature of international security concerns which lacked the ideological undertones that existed during the Cold War.
  在后冷战时代，中国意识到国际安全问题发生了实质的变化，即在冷战期间的意识形态角色已经弱化。
• For walls, warm paint colors and whites with warm undertones are more flattering than cool-family colors.
  至于墙，用暖色涂料和白色跟淡暖色相结合的涂料比冷色系的更讨人喜欢。
• Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.
  衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。