undertone是什么意思？

undertone

英[ˈʌndətəʊn] 美[ˈʌndərtoʊn]

• n. 低调，低声地，淡色，潜在的感情；

复数：undertones;

例句

• The noise occultation was significant, and the undertone was the easiest one to be occulted. 噪音对信号的掩蔽作用显著, 其中低音最易被掩蔽.
• The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger. 啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。
• 'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone... “你觉得怎么样？”她小声地问道。

同义词

• n.
  undertone的同义词之：小声;耳语,私语
  murmur, whisper,
• undertone的同义词之：其他释义
  murmur, whisper, breath, connotation,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  低声；悄声
  If you say something in an undertone, you say it very quietly.
  例句
  'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone... “你觉得怎么样？”她小声地问道。 Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate. 衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。
• N-COUNT
  言下之意；寓意
  If something has undertones of a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly.
  例句
  The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger. 啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。 ...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious undertones. 诙谐却寓意深刻的荤段子

英汉词典释义

• n.
  潜在的感情、特征、意义等；底色
  The article was full of racist undertones. 这篇文章充满了种族主义的暗流。
  低声地；小声地
  ‘I don’t think she’s been told yet,’ he said in an undertone. “我认为还没有人告诉她呢， ”他低声说道。 ‘I must leave now,’ he said in an undertone. “我得走了。”他小声说。 The couple at the next table were speaking in undertones. 邻桌的夫妇在低声交谈。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a quiet or hushed tone of voice;
  "spoke in undertones"
  2. subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
  3. a pale or subdued color

行业词典

• 金融： 市场的潜在倾向；市气；