toned

grammar · medium

易错句子The piano sounds out of tune because it is not toned properly.

正确表达The piano sounds out of tune because it is not tuned properly.

学习者混淆了 'toned'（有声调的）和 'tuned'（调音的）。在描述乐器调音时，应使用 'tuned' 而不是 'toned'。

grammar · medium

易错句子Mandarin is a toned language with four tones.

正确表达Mandarin is a tonal language with four tones.

学习者误用 'toned' 代替 'tonal'。描述语言具有声调特征时，标准用法是 'tonal language'，而非 'toned language'。