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keynote n.主旨；主音v.作主旨发言；定基调 (1) 他的演说主旨是世界和平。(2) 会议的主题是失业问题。(3) 主音自然音阶的第一个音阶：主音阶。(4) 州长将发表施政方针的演说。 You're most likely to find the word keynote followed by "speech," "address," or "speaker." The central keynote theme is often presented right at the beginning of a conference or seminar. Another meaning of keynote is "the leading note in a musical key." When you play a scale on the piano, the first, lowest, note is the keynote. This musical meaning dates from the mid-1700s, and the phrase "keynote address" was first used in 1905.

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英 ['kiːnəʊt] 美 ['kiːnoʊt] (1) World peace was the keynote of his speech.(2) Unemployment has been the keynote of the conference.(3) The first note of a diatonic scale: the keynote.(4) The governor will keynote the convention. A keynote is "the leading note in a musical key," and that meaning has spread to include the leading theme or idea in almost anything. For example, a keynote speaker at a conference includes this central subject in her speech. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（政策、讲话或想法的）要旨，主题，基调 The keynote of a policy, speech, or idea is the main theme of it or the part of it that is emphasized the most.   [usu sing]He would be setting out his plans for the party in a keynote speech...他将在其主旨发言中阐述他对该党的计划。Responsibility and moderation were to be the keynotes of their foreign policy.责任和克制将是他们外交政策的核心。

英语单词	keynote
英美音标	英 ['kiːnəʊt] 美 ['kiːnoʊt]
中文释义	n.主旨；主音 v.作主旨发言；定基调
英语例句	(1) World peace was the keynote of his speech. (2) Unemployment has been the keynote of the conference. (3) The first note of a diatonic scale: the keynote. (4) The governor will keynote the convention.
中文例句	(1) 他的演说主旨是世界和平。 (2) 会议的主题是失业问题。 (3) 主音自然音阶的第一个音阶：主音阶。 (4) 州长将发表施政方针的演说。
vocabulary简明	A keynote is "the leading note in a musical key," and that meaning has spread to include the leading theme or idea in almost anything. For example, a keynote speaker at a conference includes this central subject in her speech.
vocabulary扩展	You're most likely to find the word keynote followed by "speech," "address," or "speaker." The central keynote theme is often presented right at the beginning of a conference or seminar. Another meaning of keynote is "the leading note in a musical key." When you play a scale on the piano, the first, lowest, note is the keynote. This musical meaning dates from the mid-1700s, and the phrase "keynote address" was first used in 1905.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（政策、讲话或想法的）要旨，主题，基调 The keynote of a policy, speech, or idea is the main theme of it or the part of it that is emphasized the most. [usu sing] He would be setting out his plans for the party in a keynote speech... 他将在其主旨发言中阐述他对该党的计划。 Responsibility and moderation were to be the keynotes of their foreign policy. 责任和克制将是他们外交政策的核心。

Keynote Note Leading Musical Meaning Theme Speech Idea