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phonetics 语音学 the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said 语调 intonation patterns 语调类型 In English, some questions have a rising intonation. 英语中有些疑问句使用升调。 Her voice was low with a faint regional intonation. 她的声音很低，带有微弱的地方语调。 the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions 口语中问句末尾使用的升调 She’s studying intonation patterns in children’s speech. 她在研究儿童说话时的语调类型。
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music 音乐 the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune （演奏或唱歌中的）音准 The violin’s intonation was poor. 这个小提琴的调音不准。
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’.