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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·to·na·tion DATE 1620 1. something that is intoned; specifically : the opening tones of a Gregorian chant 2. the act of intoning and especially of chanting 3. the ability to play or sing notes in tune 4. manner of utterance; specifically : the rise and fall in pitch of the voice in speech Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 intonation in·ton·ation / 7intE5neiFn / noun1. [U, C] (phonetics 语音) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said 语调: intonation patterns 语调类型 In English, some questions have a rising intonation. 英语中有些疑问句使用升调。 ⇨ compare stress n. (4) 2. [U] (music 音) the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune (演奏或唱歌中的)音准 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English intonation noun ADJ. falling, flat, rising the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions | foreign He speaks excellent Spanish but with a distinctly foreign intonation. INTONATION + NOUN pattern Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: INFLECTION , accent, toneWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: intonation pattern in·to·na·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Medieval Latin intonation-, intonatio, from intonatus (past participle of intonare) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the act of intoning: a. (1) : the act of singing the opening phrase of a plainsong, psalm, or canticle (2) : the act of musically reciting usually in monotone any part of a liturgy b. (1) : the act of sounding musical tones (as of a scale) (2) : the singing and playing of music according to the aural perception of the prevailing standard of accuracy in pitch c. : the act of reciting in a singing voice usually in a monotone 2. : something intoned; specifically : the opening tones of a Gregorian chant preceding the reciting note usually sung by the priest alone 3. a. : the manner of singing, playing, or uttering tones < spoke with a foreign intonation > < played the piece with a romantic intonation > b. : pitch phenomena in speech; especially : such a phenomenon insofar as it makes a syntactical or emotional distinction (as between a declarative and interrogative statement) • in·to·na·tion·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |
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