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tone AHD[tōn] D.J.[təʊn]K.K.[ton]n.（名词）- Music 【音乐】
- A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.音：具有清晰的声调、音质和音长的声音；一个音阶
- The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.全音：全音阶中大二度音程的间歇；全音程
- A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.调：格列高利圣歌中背诵性的曲调
- The quality or character of sound.音质：音的质量或特点
- The characteristic quality or timbre of a particular instrument or voice.音色：某种乐器或嗓音有特色的品质或音质
- The pitch of a word used to determine its meaning or to distinguish differences in meaning.声调：决定某个词的意思或区分词义的词的发音高低
- The particular or relative pitch of a word, phrase, or sentence.音调：某个单词、词组或句子的特定或相对调
- Manner of expression in speech or writing:风格：语言或文字表达时使用的方式：took an angry tone with the reporters.带着怒气与记者说话
- A general quality, effect, or atmosphere:情调：总体上的质量、效果或气氛：a room with an elegant tone.处于幽雅情调中的小房间
- Color 【色彩】
- A color or shade of color:色调：某种颜色或颜色的明暗：light tones of blue.淡淡的蓝色
- Quality of color:色质：The green wallpaper had a particularly somber tone.绿色的糊墙纸有一种特别的深沉的色调
- The general effect in painting of light, color, and shade.色调：油画中光线，颜色和明暗形成的总体效果
- Physiology 【生理学】
- The normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles.正常伸缩性：安静的肌肉所具有的正常的受压伸缩或局部弯曲的能力
- Normal firmness of a tissue or an organ.健康状态：某个组织或器官所具有的正常坚韧性
v.（动词）toned, ton.ing, tones v.tr.（及物动词）- To give a particular tone or inflection to.定调：给予一个确定的音调或声调
- To soften or change the color of (a painting or photographic negative, for example).调色：使柔和或改变如（某幅油画或照像底片等）的颜色
- To sound monotonously; intone.装腔作势地说（或念）：发出单调的声音；朗诵
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To assume a particular color quality.呈现悦目色调：呈现出某种特定的色彩或色调
- To harmonize in color.颜色调和
tone down - To make less vivid, harsh, or violent; moderate.使…柔和：使变得不那么鲜明、生硬或强烈；调和
tone up - To make or become brighter or more vigorous.使增强：使或变得更加明快或更有力量
- Middle English ton 中古英语 ton
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin tonus 源自 拉丁语 tonus
- from Greek tonos [a stretching] * see ten- 源自 希腊语 tonos [草画] * 参见 ten-
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