intone
/ɪnˈtəʊn/verb
with obj.
- say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice（以单调的声音）说, 吟咏, 吟诵：
he intoned a short Latin prayer
他吟咏了一小段拉丁祈祷文
with direct speech 'All rise,' intoned the usher.“全体起立,"礼宾官说道。
派生词
intoner
noun词源
late 15th cent. （originally as entone）： from Old French entoner or medieval Latin intonare, from in- 'into' + Latin tonus 'tone'.