intone 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;
intone 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
- 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 英文释义
- 1. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;
- "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
- 2. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm;
- "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
- 3. speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone;
- "please intonate with sadness"
intone 实用场景例句
- 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.
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