intone

英式音标intone怎么读

美式音标intone怎么读

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intone词义

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vt. 吟诵;吟咏vi. 吟诵;吟咏

词态变化

第三人称单数: intones;过去式: intoned;过去分词: intoned;现在分词: intoning;

中文词源

intone 缓慢庄重的说

in-,进入,使,tone,语调。引申词义缓慢庄重的说。


intone英文词源

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intone (v.)
late 14c., entunen "sing, chant, recite," from Old French entoner "sing, chant" (13c.), from Medieval Latin intonare "sing according to tone," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + tonus "tone," from Greek tonos (see tenet). A different verb intone was in use 17c. 18c., from Latin intonare "to thunder, resound," figuratively "to cry out vehemently," from tonare "to thunder." Related: Intoned; intoning.

intone实用场景例句

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The priest intoned the final prayer.
神父庄重地念了最后的祷文。

牛津词典

He quietly intoned several prayers...
他肃穆地轻声念了几句祈祷词。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'But Jesus is here!' the priest intoned.
“但是耶稣在这里!”牧师吟诵道。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Out in the yard a woman's hoarse contralto intoned a hymn.
院子里,一个嘶哑的女低音在吟诵赞美诗.

辞典例句

" Virgin most faithful, " her mother intoned.
" 最最忠贞的圣母, " 母亲吟诵着.

飘(部分)

The science of intoning was unknown.
吟诵的学问还不为人所知.

辞典例句