intonation

名词 intonation:

1. rise and fall of the voice pitch
   同义词：modulation, pitch contour
2. singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
3. the act of singing in a monotonous tone
   同义词：chanting
4. the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

1. Russian-born American violinist noted for his pure intonation and interpretive sense.
   津巴利斯特，埃弗莱姆1889－1985俄裔美国小提琴家，他以纯正的音调和解释的能力而著名
2. Good intonation.
   语调很好。

in.to.na.tion

n.（名词）

The act of intoning or chanting.
吟诵：吟诵或唱歌的动作
An intoned utterance.
抑扬之声：吟诵出来的声音
A manner of producing or uttering tones, especially with regard to accuracy of pitch.
吟咏：产生或发出音调的方式，特指注意音高准确性的发音方式
Linguistics The use of changing pitch to convey syntactic information:
【语言学】 语调：运用改变音高以传递句子信息的方法：
例句：
a questioning intonation.
疑问语调

A use of pitch characteristic of a speaker or dialect:
声调：说话人或方言特有的音高的使用：
例句：
.He could hear authority, the old parish intonation coming back into his voice.(Graham Greene)
.他能听到了权威，即以前的教区声调又回到他的声音中.(格雷厄姆·格林)

Music The opening phrase of a plainsong composition sung as a solo part.
【音乐】 起始短句：素歌作品中作为独唱部分的开始乐句

【引伸】
in.tona.tional
adj.（形容词）