intonation

noun

/ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/

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[uncountable, countable] (phonetics) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said
- intonation patterns
- In English, some questions have a rising intonation.
- Her voice was low with a faint regional intonation.
- the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions
- She’s studying intonation patterns in children’s speech.
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[uncountable] (music) the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune
- The violin’s intonation was poor.

Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally meaning the opening phrase of a plainsong melody): from medieval Latin intonatio(n-), from intonare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin tonus ‘tone’.

单词	intonation
释义	intonation noun /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/ /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] (phonetics) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said intonation patterns In English, some questions have a rising intonation. Her voice was low with a faint regional intonation. the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions She’s studying intonation patterns in children’s speech. compare stress Wordfinder cluster consonant diphthong elide intonation phonetics pronunciation stress tone voiced Topics Languageb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective falling flat rising … intonation + noun pattern See full entry [uncountable] (music) the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune The violin’s intonation was poor. Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally meaning the opening phrase of a plainsong melody): from medieval Latin intonatio(n-), from intonare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin tonus ‘tone’.
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