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the tonality of [something]
常用所有格结构说明某一作品的调性。
The tonality of the piece changes gradually.
这首乐曲的调性逐渐变化。
调性
tonalities — plural of tonality
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
调性
any of the 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework of a piece of music
The tonality of the piece changes gradually.
这首乐曲的调性逐渐变化。
建立于主音上的七音体系；24个大调和小调音阶。
The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
具有特定音高和音质的声音；音色。
A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
乐曲中所有音调相对于主音被感知的性质。
The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
绘画中色调的相互关系。
The interrelation of the tones in a painting.
The composer's careful use of tonality makes it easy to hear when the music changes from one key to another.
作曲家对调性的精心运用使听众容易听出音乐何时从一个调转换到另一个调。
In music class, we listened to two pieces and compared their tonalities.
在音乐课上，我们听了两首乐曲并比较了它们的调性。
Some modern composers deliberately abandon traditional tonality to create a feeling of unease.
一些现代作曲家故意放弃传统调性，以营造不安的感觉。
常用所有格结构说明某一作品的调性。
The tonality of the piece changes gradually.
这首乐曲的调性逐渐变化。
用于说明作品使用的调式，通常与 major 或 minor 连用。
The song is written in a minor tonality.
这首歌以小调性写成。
tonality 为可数名词，此结构强调调性的转换。
The melody moves from one tonality to another without warning.
旋律毫无征兆地从一种调性转入另一种调性。
Not this
She spoke in a friendly tonality.
Use this
She spoke in a friendly tone.
中文的“音调”可指说话语气，但英语中表示语气要用 tone；tonality 指音乐调性，不指嗓音或态度。
Not this
The composer used several tonalitys in this symphony.
Use this
The composer used several tonalities in this symphony.
tonality 的复数形式是把词尾 -y 改为 -ies，而不是直接加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
大调调性
The piece opens in a bright major tonality.
这首乐曲以明亮的大调调性开场。
小调调性
Her music often uses a somber minor tonality.
她的音乐常常使用忧郁的小调调性。
调性感
The atonal passage gradually erodes the sense of tonality.
无调性段落逐渐削弱了调性感。
确立调性
The opening chords establish the tonality clearly.
开头和弦清晰地确立了调性。
调性转换
There is a sudden shift in tonality before the final movement.
在最后乐章之前出现了突然的调性转换。
潜在的调性
Even the free-form improvisation has an underlying tonality.
即使是自由形式的即兴演奏也有潜在的调性。
Use tonalities naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
tonality 开头就是 tone（音调），记住「音调的性质」就是音乐的调性。
语域：formal 常见场景：music theory、musicology 该词在描述音乐调性时多用于专业语料或乐理讨论，属于较正式的术语。日常口语中较少出现。
这些词都含 -ality，重读都在 /æ/ 上，从重读音节到词尾与 tonality /təuˈnæliti/ 押韵。注意：tonality 的开头读 /təʊ-/，不是 /tʌn-/；拼写相似的 tone /təʊn/ 和 tonal /ˈtəʊnəl/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.