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单词 tone-deaf
释义

tone-deaf

adjective

ˈtōn-ˌdef How to pronounce tone-deaf (audio)
1
: relatively insensitive to differences in musical pitch
2
: having or showing an obtuse insensitivity or lack of perception particularly in matters of public sentiment, opinion, or taste
The White House long ago concluded that she is aloof and politically tone-deaf Michael Duffy
At the time, I wondered how such an intelligent man could be so tone-deaf to the harsh realities facing the nation … Peniel E. Joseph
tone deafness noun

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

tone-deaf

adjective

ˈtōn-ˌdef How to pronounce tone-deaf (audio)
: relatively insensitive to differences in musical pitch
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