单词：undertone
音标：['ʌndәtәun] ；
n. 低音, 浅色, 小声
n. a quiet or hushed tone of voice
n. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
n. a pale or subdued color
n. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
n. a pale or subdued color
词型变化：名词复数形式 : undertones
词性分布：
undertone的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- There were undertones of relief as the visitors left.客人走后大家都暗暗松了口气。
- 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。
- Warm skin types have a yellow undertone in their skin.暖色的肤色有黄色的基调。
- 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。
- There is an undertone of regret in what he said.他的话中带有悔意。
- 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
【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