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Monotone

英 ['mɒnətəʊn]美 ['mɑnəton]

n. 单调；单音调

adj. 单调的

vt. 单调地读

星级词汇:★

记忆方法

1. mono- + ton- "tone" + -e.
2. 含义：of one tone, sameness of tone.
3. => lacking in variety.

中文词源

monotone 单一声调，单调

mono-,单个的，tone,调子。用于比喻义单调。

英语词源

monotone (n.)

"unvarying tone in music or speaking," 1640s; see monotony. OED says use of the word as a noun "is peculiar to Eng." Related: Monotonic

; monotonically.

权威例句

1. The evidence was read out to the court in a dull monotone.

证据被当庭呆板地宣读了一遍。

2. He spoke in a flat monotone.

他说话单调低沉。

3. He was seen on TV delivering platitudes about the crisis in a monotone voice.

人们看到他在电视上念经似地就危机问题老调重弹。

4. She talked in a deep nasal monotone.

她说话鼻音很重，语调单一。

5. These are just some monotone concrete buildings.

这些只是些单调的混凝土建筑。

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