undertone的中文翻译是什么意思

undertone

US/ˈʌndərtoʊn/
UK/ˈʌndətəʊn/

n. 低调; 低声地; 淡色; 潜在的感情

undertone柯林斯释义

N-COUNT低声;悄声

If you say something in an undertone, you say it very quietly.

  • 'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone...

    “你觉得怎么样?”她小声地问道。

  • Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.

    衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。

N-COUNT言下之意;寓意

If something has undertones of a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly.

  • The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.

    啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。

  • ...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious undertones.

    诙谐却寓意深刻的荤段子

undertone英文释义

Noun

1. a quiet or hushed tone of voice;

  • spoke in undertones

2. subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

    3. a pale or subdued color

      undertone场景例句

      "What d'you think?" she asked in an undertone.

      “你觉得怎么样?”她小声地问道。

      The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.

      啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。

      His soft words contained an undertone of warning.

      他温和的话中蕴涵着警告之意。

      His voice sank down to a steady and reproachful undertone.

      他的声音降了下去,变得平稳了,里面还带着点儿责备.

      There was an undertone of bitterness in his words.

      他话中有刺.

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      undertone词性变形

      undertones

      undertone近义词

      n. 小声;耳语,私语

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