undertone 详细解释

undertone

['ʌndətəun]

n.低音, 浅色, 底色, 潜在的含义

n.[C]

1. 低声; 小声

They are talking in undertones.

他们在低声说话。

2. 淡色, 浅色; 底彩

3. 潜在的含义

There is an undertone of regret in what he said.

他的话中带有悔意。

4. 市场的潜在倾向

词形变化

名词复数：undertones

词义辨析

同义:

n.小声; 耳语, 私语

murmur  whisper  

同义参见:

connotation  breath  

英英释义

名词 undertone:

a quiet or hushed tone of voice

a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

同义词：undercurrent

a pale or subdued color

同义词：tinge

补充

undertoneundertone英:[ˈʌndətəun] 美:[ˈʌndɚˌton]n.1.低调; 低声; 低音2.潜在的感情、特征、意义等3.淡色; 浅色

例句

1. 'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone.“你觉得怎么样？”她小声问道。 2. Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。 3. The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。 4. It was a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious undertones.这是一个诙谐却寓意深刻的荤段子。 5. they were talking in undertones.他们在低声交谈。 6. the sexual undertones of most advertising.大多数广告隐含的性内容。 7. She commented in an undertone that the music was really not very good.她低声发表意见，说那首曲子实在不是很好听。 8. The play is a comedy with dark undertones.这是一部带有黑色幽默的喜剧。 9. "There was an undertone [=hint, undercurrent] of fear throughout the city."全城的人们都隐隐地心怀恐惧。 10. The fabric is a rich brown color with undertones of red.这块布是带点红色的深棕色。

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