tone

US /toʊn/
UK /toʊn/
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1.

音色, 音調

a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength

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The singer's voice had a beautiful, clear tone.
歌手的聲音有美妙、清晰的音色。
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He adjusted the guitar's tone to make it sound warmer.
他調整了吉他的音色，使其聽起來更溫暖。
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pitchtimbrequalitysound
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基調, 氣氛, 風格

the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

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The article had a serious and informative tone.
這篇文章的基調嚴肅且資訊豐富。
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The meeting's tone was very positive and productive.
會議的氣氛非常積極和富有成效。
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moodatmospherefeelcharacterspirit
3.

色調, 顏色

a shade of a color

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The artist used various tones of blue in the painting.
藝術家在畫中使用了各種藍色調。
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Her skin has a warm, olive tone.
她的皮膚有溫暖的橄欖色調。
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shadehuetintcolor
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定調, 緩和, 調整

to give a particular character or quality to something

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The director managed to tone the film with a sense of mystery.
導演成功地為電影定下了神秘的基調。
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She tried to tone down her excitement.
她試圖緩和自己的興奮。
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modulateadjustsoftenmellow
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quarter tonetone poemtone down