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n. 语气；色调；音调；音色
vt. 增强；用某种调子说
vi. 颜色调和；呈现悦目色调
n. (Tone)人名；(罗、塞、乍)托内；(英)托恩
n.
[语]声调，语调；[画]色调，色泽，明暗；[乐]乐音，全音，全音程；[医]（正常的）健康状态
vt.
使更健壮；定调；使变调子；[摄影术]给…上色
vi.
带有某种腔调；呈现某种色彩；（颜色）调和（与 with 连用）；
变形
复数：tones过去式：toned过去分词：toned现在分词：toning第三人称单数：tones
双语释义
n.(名词)[C]腔调,语气 manner of expression in speaking
[C]音,音调 the quality or character of the sound produced by a particular instrument or singing voice
[S][U]风格,气度 the general quality or nature of sth; character
英英释义
tone[ təun ]
n.
the quality of a person's voice
"he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
同义词：tone of voice
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
"the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
"the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
同义词：timbretimberquality
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
"a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
同义词：spiritfeelfeelingflavorflavourlooksmell
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color
同义词：shadetinttincture
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
同义词：notemusical note
a steady sound without overtones
"they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
同义词：pure tone
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
同义词：tonicitytonus
a musical interval of two semitones
同义词：whole tonestepwhole step
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
"the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"
v.
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
同义词：chantintone
vary the pitch of one's speech
同义词：inflectmodulate
change the color or tone of
"tone a negative"
change to a color image
"tone a photographic image"
give a healthy elasticity to
"Let's tone our muscles"
同义词：tone upstrengthen
词组短语
skin tone肤色；皮肤影调
tone of voice语调；声调；口吻
set the tone定调子
tone up增强；提高（声调等）；使更健康
muscle tone肌张力；肌肉紧张度
color tone色调；色光
tone color音色；（文艺的）风格
ring tone电话铃音
pure tone纯音
tone down缓和；柔和；降低
single tone单频；单音；单音信号
low tone低（声）调
affective tone情调
tone quality音质，音品
falling tone降调；去声
busy tone忙音
tone colour[音]音色
dial tone拨号音；拨号音调
rising tone升调；阳平；上声
sets the tone定下基调
同近义词辨析
tone, dialect, accent这三个名词意思相近，容易混淆。
tonen.语气，音调，指说话人的口气或声音的高低、轻重等。
He speaks to his baby in soft tones.他用柔和的语调和他的婴儿说话。
dialectn.方言，土语，地方话，指一个地区人们所使用的语言。
the Yorkshire dialect约克郡方言the Sichuan dialect四川方言
accentn.口音，指某一地区语言的发音特征；重音。
He speaks English with a Spanish accent.他讲英语带有西班牙口音。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
He often speaks in an arrogant tone.
他经常以一种傲慢的口气说话。
I dislike his airy tone of voice.
我讨厌他那做作的声调。
That violin has a beautiful tone.
那支小提琴的音色很美。
The tone of the meeting was pleasant and innocuous.
会见的调子是令人愉快和坦率的。
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 tone of the school is excellent.
这所学校校风极好。
用作动词(v.)
Swimming is the best way to tone up your body .
游泳是强身健体的最佳途径。
Tone that radio down,please.
请把那台收音机的音量调低些。
She was trying to tone down the colors of the picture.
她正设法使画面的色调柔和一些。
权威例句
Tri-tone photomask to form dual damascene structuresSingle tone parameter estimation from discrete-time observations
The heat produced in contracture and muscular tone
Regulation of arterial tone by activation of calcium-dependent potassium channels.
High-aspect-ratio, ultrathick, negative-tone near-uv photoresist for MEMS applications
High-aspect-ratio, ultrathick, negative-tone near-UV photoresist and its applications for MEMS
A Robust Ratio-Threshold Technique to Mitigate Tone and Partial Band Jamming in Coded MFSK Systems
Modulation of coronary vasomotor tone in humans. Progressive endothelial dysfunction with different early stages of coronary atheros...
Packet Switching in Radio Channels : Part II The Hidden Terminal Problem in CSMA and Busy-Tone Solutions
The contagious leader: impact of the leader's mood on the mood of group members, group affective tone, and group processes.
tone
tone: [14] English acquired tone via Old French ton and Latin tonus from Greek tónos ‘stretching, tension’, hence ‘sound’. This in turn went back to the Indo-European base *ton-, *ten- ‘stretch’, which also produced English tend, tense, thin, etc. The semantic transference from ‘tension’ to ‘sound’ may have arisen from the notion of tightening the strings of a musical instrument, but it could also be due to association with another Indo-European base *ton-, meaning ‘resound’ (source of English thunder). The derivative tonic [17] comes ultimately from Greek tonikós. Tune is an unexplained variant of tone.=> tend, tense, tenuous, thin, tune
tone (n.)
mid-14c., "musical sound or note," from Old French ton "musical sound, speech, words" (13c.) and directly from Latin tonus "a sound, tone, accent," literally "stretching" (in Medieval Latin, a term peculiar to music), from Greek tonos "vocal pitch, raising of voice, accent, key in music," originally "a stretching, tightening, taut string," related to teinein "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "manner of speaking" is from c. 1600. First reference to firmness of body is from 1660s. As "prevailing state of manners" from 1735; as "style in speaking or writing which reveals attitude" from 1765. Tone-deaf is from 1880; tone-poem from 1845.
tone (v.)
"to impart tone to," 1811, from tone (n.). Related: Toned; toning. To tone (something) down originally was in painting (1831); general sense of "reduce, moderate" is by 1847.
1. Have someone read over your letter, checking for accuracy and tone.
请他人过目你的信，审核一下准确性和口气。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. His tone contained the right mixture of banter and seriousness.
他的口气是半戏谑半认真的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. He can discriminate minute variations in tone.
他能辨别出音调的细微变化。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. The tone depends on the type of exposed rock.
色调取决于出露岩石的类型。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. "And necessarily," she added, in a haughty tone.
她一副傲然的口气，接口说：“也是势所必然。”
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. A faint yellow tone came into the sky over the low land.
低低的陆地上空，出现了昏黄的色彩。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. The new curtains tone in beautifully with the carpet.
新 幕与地毯的颜色非常协调.
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. Interaction, visual, and industrial designers must translate persona experience goals into form, behavior, motion, and auditory elements that communicate the proper feel, affect, emotion, and tone.
交互设计者、视觉设计者和工业设计者必须将人物角色的体验目标转化为可以传递恰当感觉、情感、感情和情调的外形、行为、动作和听觉元素。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
9. This simple principle is discussed in detail in Chapter 12. In a nutshell, interactions with a digital system should be similar in tone and helpfulness to interactions with a polite, considerate human.2 As you determine the interactions and behavior along with the functional elements and groupings, you should ask yourself: What would a helpful human do?
同样，将系统假想为人类来构建交互层的细节也是有效的，我们将在第12章中详细讨论这一简单的原则。 简单来说，和数字系统打交道，就如同和一位彬彬有礼并乐于助人的人打交道一样2。 当你在考虑产品交互、行为和产品的功能元素及其分类时，试想一下，如果是一位助人为乐的人，她会怎么做？
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
10. For them, design is first about the tone, style, and framework that communicate a brand experience, then about legibility and readability of information, and finally (if at all) about communicating behavior through affordances (see Chapter 13).
对于他们来说，设计首先是格调、风格和传达了品牌信息的框架，是信息的清晰性和可读性，最后（如果有的话）才通过启示（参见第13章）传达行为。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
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