tone-deaf
短语a. 不能辩别音高的, 音盲的
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其它
词形变化
more tone-deaf
比较级
most tone-deaf
最高级
别名
tone deaf
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
音痴的
Although he was tone-deaf, he was a great lyricist.
This is a distinction unavailable to the tone-deaf.
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2.
Having little or a shallow or banal appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.
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3.
Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.
非正式 比喻a politician's tone-deaf remarks about the price of bread
The elected official's tone-deaf remarks about the operations of the clerk’s office were disappointing.
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4.
Insensitive and offensive as a result of not noticing the current social context.
非正式 比喻