喜樂美語

核心畫面

The particular quality or character of a sound — the way a voice or note 'sounds' beyond just its words — and, by extension, the overall feel or shade of anything.

可以想成一個聲音的『質地』『調子』：同樣一句話，溫柔地說和冷冷地說，給人的感覺完全不同——那個讓你聽出對方心情的東西…更多收起可以想成一個聲音的『質地』『調子』：同樣一句話，溫柔地說和冷冷地說，給人的感覺完全不同——那個讓你聽出對方心情的東西，就是 tone。tone 的大半意思都從『聲音的調子、質地』長出來：語氣、音色、整體氣氛、電話的提示音。不過它也借去形容看得見的東西（顏色的深淺）和摸得到的東西（肌肉的緊實），那兩塊各有自己的畫面。

原始詞典資料23 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Tonename詞源 1/ˈtoʊn/

  • 1

    A male given name, a short form of Anthony/Antony

Tonename詞源 2/ˈtoʊn/

  • 1

    A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the River Parrett.

tonenoun詞源 1/ˈtəʊn/

  • 1

    entertainmentlifestylemusicA specific pitch.

  • 2

    entertainmentlifestylemusic(in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.

  • 3

    entertainmentlifestylemusic(in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.

  • 4

    The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

  • 5

    human-scienceslanguagelinguisticsThe pitch of a word's sound that distinguishes a difference in meaning, as for example in Chinese.

  • 6

    datedhuman-scienceslanguagelinguisticsA whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.

    • Children often read with a tone.
  • 7

    human-scienceslanguagelinguisticsThe manner in which speech or writing is expressed, especially the aspects of diction (word choice), connotation, emotiveness, and register.

    • Their tone was dissatisfied, almost menacing.
  • 8

    obsoleteState of mind; temper; mood.

    • c. 1714 (undated), Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, letter to Alexander Pope The strange situation I am in and the melancholy state of public affairs, […] drag the mind down […] from a philosophical tone or temper, to the drudgery of private and public business.
另外 8 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    The shade or quality of a colour.

    • We make crude visual distinctions and effectively meaningless categorizations based on average skin tones, such as black or white.
  • 10

    The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.

    • This picture has tone.
  • 11

    The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus.

  • 12

    biologynatural-sciencesThe state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.

  • 13

    biologynatural-sciencesNormal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

  • 14

    slanga gun

    • But nigga don't step wrong, cuz 8ball keep a tone
    • M.A.C.T.D.O.G got the tone so hoe you know it's on
  • 15

    The general character, atmosphere, mood, or vibe (of a situation, place, etc.).

    • Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening.
    • Mr O'Brien confirmed the warning from the council was based on the fact that the structure the mural was painted on was not a temporary one and on the claim that it changes the tone of the street and impacts on the area.
  • 16

    The quality of being respectable or admirable.

    • "I am going to raise the tone of the business. That's wot I want you for. To raise the tone of the business."
    • The teaching we have had of late has lowered the tone of Christianity, as the remarks by the two gentlemen who preceded me will attest; and, instead of producing stalwart manhood, it has generated a brood of mountebanks. Give us a pure Gospel or a vacant pulpit!

toneverb詞源 1/ˈtəʊn/

  • 1

    to give a particular tone to

  • 2

    to change the colour of

  • 3

    to make (something) firmer

  • 4

    to utter with an affected tone.

tonepron詞源 2

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    dialectalthe one (of two)

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。