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tone前常加形容词修饰语气。
She spoke in a friendly tone.
她以友好的语气说话。
音色；音质
tones — plural of tone
语气；口吻；音高；色调；明暗；肌张力；声调
The quality or character of a sound, especially of a person's voice or a musical instrument.
特定音高
A specific pitch.
人的声音的质量
the quality of a person's voice
(在全音阶中)大二度音程
(in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
(语言学)用于区分声调语言中词语的音高或音高变化
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
(在格里高利圣咏中)朗诵旋律
(in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
(音乐)复杂声音(如声音、噪音或音乐声)的独特属性
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
声音的特征,尤其是乐器或嗓音的音色
The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
区分词义的音高,例如在汉语中
The pitch of a word's sound that distinguishes a difference in meaning, as for example in Chinese.
言语或写作的表达方式,尤其是措辞、含义、情感和语域的方面
The manner in which speech or writing is expressed, especially the aspects of diction (word choice), connotation, emotiveness, and register.
颜色的色调或质量
The shade or quality of a colour.
通过光影或颜色组合产生的画面效果
The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
肌肉或器官的定义和紧实度；参见:肌张力
The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus.
身体或其任何器官或部分的健康状态,功能正常且有活力
The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
对刺激的正常张力或反应能力
Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
一般特征、氛围、情绪或感觉(如情境、地方等)
The general character, atmosphere, mood, or vibe (of a situation, place, etc.).
受人尊敬或钦佩的品质
The quality of being respectable or admirable.
Her tone grew cold when she mentioned his name.
她提到他的名字时，语气变得冷淡。
用法提示：tone 为名词，指说话的语气或口吻，在本句中作主语。
AI contextual example
I could tell from his tone that he was angry.
我从他的语气中能看出他在生气。
用法提示：tone 作名词，表示说话时流露出的情绪态度，在句中作介词 from 的宾语。
AI contextual example
Please use a polite tone when you speak to customers.
和客户说话时请使用礼貌的语气。
用法提示：tone 为名词，指表达方式或语气，在句中作 use 的宾语。
AI contextual example
tone前常加形容词修饰语气。
She spoke in a friendly tone.
她以友好的语气说话。
常用于表示声音或语气的特质。
The tone of his voice was angry.
他的嗓音语气很愤怒。
固定搭配，意为'奠定基调'。
Her speech set the tone for the meeting.
她的演讲为会议定下了基调。
tone 更强调整体语气或氛围，atmosphere 可指物理环境或抽象气氛，可互换但 tone 更主观
mood 侧重于情感基调，tone 包含语气和态度，mood 更个性化
feeling 较口语化，指主观印象，tone 更正式
ambience 常指环境氛围，tone 更多指表达或情绪基调
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't talk to me with that tone.
正确表达Don't talk to me in that tone.
介词误用：表达‘用某种语气’时，英语使用介词‘in’，而非直译中文‘with’。
grammar · medium
易错句子His tone is very high.
正确表达His voice is very high.
词义混淆：中文‘音调’可指音高，而英语‘tone’通常指语气或音质，表示音高应用‘pitch’或‘voice’。
语气；语调
She spoke in a soft tone of voice.
她用轻柔的语气说话。
定下基调
His opening remarks set the tone for the meeting.
他的开场白为会议定下了基调。
乐音；音调
The piano produced a clear musical tone.
钢琴发出清晰的乐音。
肤色
This foundation matches your skin tone perfectly.
这款粉底与你的肤色完美匹配。
暖色调
The room was painted in warm tones of beige and gold.
房间被漆成了米色和金色的暖色调。
音诗（交响诗）
The orchestra performed a tone poem inspired by nature.
乐团演奏了一首受自然启发的音诗。
音高与音调密切相关，都是描述声音频率的概念。
色调指颜色的细微差别，与tone在色彩上的含义一致。
气氛或情绪与tone描述的氛围相关。
声音的质量与tone的音质含义相关。
音色是声音的特质，与tone的音乐或声音质量含义相关联。
定下基调
Her opening remarks set the tone for the entire meeting.
她的开场白为整个会议定下了基调。
缓和；降低强度
He was asked to tone down his aggressive language.
他被要求缓和一下攻击性的语言。
增强；使更健康
She exercises regularly to tone up her muscles.
她定期锻炼以增强肌肉。
驴子，我不喜欢你的语气。
Shrek says this to Donkey in the 2001 animated film 'Shrek', expressing annoyance at Donkey's tone of voice.
这是2001年动画电影《怪物史莱克》中史莱克对驴子说的话，表达对驴子语气的不满。
我不喜欢你的语气，巴特。
Principal Skinner says this to Bart Simpson in the long-running TV show 'The Simpsons', often when Bart talks back.
在长篇电视剧《辛普森一家》中，斯金纳校长经常对巴特·辛普森说这句话，当巴特顶嘴时。
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