undertone

英 ['ʌndətəʊn] 美 ['ʌndərtoʊn]

• n. 低音；浅色；底色；潜在的含义

undertone的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

英英释义

Noun:

1. a quiet or hushed tone of voice;

   "spoke in undertones"
   

2. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

3. a pale or subdued color

undertone的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. There were undertones of relief as the visitors left.
   客人走后大家都暗暗松了口气。
2. He simply looked at the sea dully and swore in an undertone.
   他只是呆呆地注视着海面低声诅咒着。
3. Warm skin types have a yellow undertone in their skin.
   暖色的肤色有黄色的基调。
4. The discharge printing process using reactive dyes to dye the ground shade and to discharge the undertone was discussed.
   探讨了棉织物以活性染料染底色,仍以活性染料印花入色的拔染印花工艺。
5. There is an undertone of regret in what he said.
   他的话中带有悔意。
6. There was an undertone of bitterness in his words.
   他话中有刺。

经典引文

• Men who worked hard in a darkened shed and spoke softly in undertones.

  出自： C. Chaplin

undertone的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• murmur 低语
• whisper 低语
• connotation 涵义
• breath 呼吸
• undercurrent 暗流
• tinge 淡色
• hint 暗示
• suggestion 建议
• trace 痕迹
• air 空气
• feeling 感觉
• nuance 细微差别