n.
the quality of a person's voice
"he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
同义词：tone of voice
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
"the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
"the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
同义词：timbretimberquality
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
"a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
同义词：spiritfeelfeelingflavorflavourlooksmell
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color
同义词：shadetinttincture
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
同义词：notemusical note
a steady sound without overtones
"they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
同义词：pure tone
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
同义词：tonicitytonus
a musical interval of two semitones
同义词：whole tonestepwhole step
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
"the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"
