Word · Frequency #24741
colorations
音色
colorations is the plural of coloration.
the timbre of a musical sound
- 1.
The act or art of coloring.
着色的行为或艺术。
- 2.
the timbre of a musical sound
音乐声音的音色
- 3.
The quality of being colored.
被着色的质量。
- 4.
appearance with regard to color
颜色方面的外观
- 5.
A notational device for indicating hemiola through either use of red ink (in mensural black notation) or black noteheads (in mensural white notation).
通过使用红色墨水或黑色音符表示三拍子的一种记谱方法。
- 6.
choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
颜色的选择和使用(如艺术家所用)
- 7.
Ornamental division (also called passaggi, glosas, diminutions. etc.) employing rapid black notes.
使用快速黑色音符的装饰性分段。
- 8.
Political tendency.
政治倾向。
- 9.
This when a consonant bleeds one of the qualities to the next vowel before the consonant disappears. This can describe PIE Laryngeal Theory.
当一个辅音将其特性传递给下一个元音,然后消失的现象。这可以描述印欧语系喉音理论。
着色的行为或艺术。；音乐声音的音色；被着色的质量。；颜色方面的外观；通过使用红色墨水或黑色音符表示三拍子的一种记谱方法。
In use
The coloration of her voice made the song sound warm and rich.
Each violin has a different coloration, even when playing the same note.
The singer adjusted the coloration of his tone to match the sad lyrics.
her healthy coloration
adjective + coloration
这里coloration指颜色特征。
The butterfly has a bright coloration.
这种蝴蝶有明亮的色彩。
coloration of + noun
表示某物的颜色特征。
The coloration of the leaves changes in autumn.
树叶的颜色在秋天变化。
in coloration
Connections
Collocations
- protective coloration
- 保护色
- Many animals have protective coloration that helps them hide from predators.许多动物具有帮助它们躲避捕食者的保护色。
- warning coloration
- 警戒色
- Some frogs use warning coloration to signal their toxicity.一些青蛙利用警戒色来表明它们的毒性。
- skin coloration
- 肤色；皮肤颜色
- The cream is designed to even out skin coloration.这款面霜旨在均匀肤色。
- feather coloration
- 羽毛颜色
- The male peacock’s feather coloration is particularly vivid.雄性孔雀的羽毛颜色尤其鲜艳。
Idioms & figurative uses
- protective coloration
- 保护色（喻指掩盖真实意图或本性的行为）His cheerful manner is just protective coloration that hides a ruthless ambition.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“color（颜色）”加名词尾巴，coloration 就是给物体上色的效果，也指声音的“音色”。记住画笔涂色的画面即可。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：music、acoustics、audio production 作为“音色”讲时，coloration 多用于音乐、声学或音频制作等专业语境；日常口语中较少单独使用，更常说 tone 或 sound quality。在正式写作或技术描述中用 coloration 比较合适。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with -ation and rhyme with coloration (/ˌkʌlɝˈeɪʃən/), sharing the stressed /ˈeɪʃən/ sound. Beware lookalikes that sound different: color (/ˈkʌlər/), colored (/ˈkʌlərd/), and colonial (/kəˈloʊniəl/).
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.