| 单词 | indian tonic water |
| 释义 | Indian tonic water in British English (ˈɪndɪən ˈtɒnɪk ˈwɔːtə) or Indian tonic noun another name for tonic tonic in British English (ˈtɒnɪk) noun 1. a medicinal preparation intended to improve and strengthen the functioning of the body or increase the feeling of wellbeing 2. anything that enlivens or strengthens his speech was a tonic to the audience 3. Also called: tonic water a mineral water, usually carbonated and containing quinine and often mixed with gin or other alcoholic drinks 4. music a. the first degree of a major or minor scale and the tonal centre of a piece composed in a particular key b. a key or chord based on this 5. a stressed syllable in a word adjective 6. serving to enliven and invigorate a tonic wine 7. of or relating to a tone or tones 8. music of or relating to the first degree of a major or minor scale 9. of or denoting the general effect of colour and light and shade in a picture 10. physiology of, relating to, characterized by, or affecting normal muscular or bodily tone a tonic spasm 11. of or relating to stress or the main stress in a word 12. denoting a tone language Derived forms tonically (ˈtonically) adverb Word origin C17: from New Latin tonicus, from Greek tonikos concerning tone, from tonos tone |
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