the tenor of something

formal

a) WAY/MANNERthe general way in which an event or process takes place 〔事物的〕一般趋向；〔事件的〕一般（发展）进程 SYN tone

Many voters admitted being disturbed by the tenor of the election campaign.

许多选民承认选举活动的发展趋势让他们感到担忧。

b) MEANINGthe general meaning of something written or spoken, or the general attitude expressed in it 〔文章或讲话的〕大意，要旨 SYN tone

the general tenor of her speech

她演讲的要旨

Examples from the Corpus

general tenor• I am not against the general tenor of that which is sought.• Macmillan himself noted that Britain could do little by herself, but was encouraged by the general tenor of Dulles's remarks.• In many ways I sympathize with the general tenor of this complaint, as may quickly become apparent.• The general tenor of the letters, the thread that ran through the vast majority soon became clear.• The general tenor of those reports is that while much has been achieved, a very great deal remains to be done.

→ the tenor of something at tenor1(1)

单词	the tenor of something
释义	the tenor of something the tenor of something formal a) WAY/MANNERthe general way in which an event or process takes place 〔事物的〕一般趋向；〔事件的〕一般（发展）进程 SYN tone Many voters admitted being disturbed by the tenor of the election campaign. 许多选民承认选举活动的发展趋势让他们感到担忧。 b) MEANINGthe general meaning of something written or spoken, or the general attitude expressed in it 〔文章或讲话的〕大意，要旨 SYN tone the general tenor of her speech 她演讲的要旨 Examples from the Corpus general tenor• I am not against the general tenor of that which is sought.• Macmillan himself noted that Britain could do little by herself, but was encouraged by the general tenor of Dulles's remarks.• In many ways I sympathize with the general tenor of this complaint, as may quickly become apparent.• The general tenor of the letters, the thread that ran through the vast majority soon became clear.• The general tenor of those reports is that while much has been achieved, a very great deal remains to be done. → the tenor of something at tenor1(1)
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