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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yǔdiào
"他的英语语调非常自然。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
"She spoke with a pleasant intonation." - 2
The accuracy of a musician's pitch.
"The violin player struggled with her intonation during the complex solo."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from medieval Latin intonatio(n-), from intonare 'to sound with tone' (see intone).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Intonation" is said worldwide
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intonation
Transliteration: intonation
"Son intonation trahissait sa surprise."
Intonation
Transliteration: Intonation
"Die Intonation des Sprechers war sehr klar."
intonazione
Transliteration: intonazione
"La sua intonatione era perfetta."
entonación
Transliteration: entonacion
"La entonación de la pregunta es diferente en español."
entonação
Transliteration: entonacao
"Preste atenção à entonação da frase."
स्वर-अवरोह
Transliteration: swar-avaroh
"भाषा सीखते समय सही स्वर-अवरोह बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।"
语调
Transliteration: yǔdiào
"他的英语语调非常自然。"
억양
Transliteration: eogyang
"그는 한국어 억양이 거의 완벽하다."
抑揚
Transliteration: yokuyō
"英語の抑揚をマスターするのは難しい。"
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