overtone

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n. 泛音, 暗示, 弦外之音, 折光的色彩 [医] 陪音, 泛音

发音

US /ˈoʊvɚtoʊn/
UK /ˈəʊ.və.təʊn/

词形变化

overtones 复数 overtones overtoned overtones 三单 overtoning overtoning 现在分词 overtoned 过去式 overtoned 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

泛音;暗示,寓意;弦外之音

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series.

    泛音

    音乐 物理
  2. 2.

    An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived subtly alongside, but not overwhelming, the explicit message.

v.
  1. 1.

    To give an overtone to.

    及物

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

From over- + tone, calque of German Oberton.

来源:wiktionary