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单词 monotone
释义 mono·tone
I. \ˈmänə+ˌ-\ noun
Etymology: mon- + tone
1.
 a. : a succession of syllables, words, or sentences in one unvaried key or pitch
  < speaking in an old man's monotone, just too loud for ordinary conversation — G.R.Clay >
  — compare polytone
 b. : a sound resembling a monotone
  < the brook's monotone >
  < a monotone of street noises filtered through >
2.
 a. : a single unvaried musical tone
 b. : recitation especially of liturgy in such a tone : intoning
 c. : a person not able to properly produce or distinguish between musical intervals
3. : a monotonous reiteration or recurrence : tedious repetition
 < a monotone of flat fields watered by numerous creeks — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania >
4. : uniformity of style usually characterized by a lack of brilliance especially in writing
 < an odd, unconvincing, and regrettably sketchy story, told in a monotone — Brendan Gill >
5. : uniformity of color
 < the land itself is often a gray monotone — G.R.Stewart >
II. adjective
Etymology: probably from French, from Greek monotonos — more at monotonous
1. : monotonous
 < the monotone sound of the sea >
2. : having a uniform color
 < her monotone suit >
3. : monotonic 3
III. verb
Etymology: monotone (I)
transitive verb
: to talk, recite, or chant in an unvaried tone : intone
 < ponderous professors had monotoned us through modern literature — Ellen Hanford >
intransitive verb
: to recite or chant something in an unvaried tone
 < listened to the choir monotoning >
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