| 单词 | tone-deaf |
| 释义 | tone-deaf (once / 72512 pages) adj Someone who's tone-deaf has trouble telling the difference between musical notes. Being tone-deaf makes it hard to fully enjoy music. While a person who hears the pitch of music in a normal way can distinguish between a higher and a slightly lower note, a tone-deaf person might not be able to hear any difference. Being tone-deaf can actually be medically diagnosed, although people who are tone-deaf can usually hear perfectly well otherwise. Since the condition is genetic, if you're tone-deaf you probably have a parent or grandparent who's also tone-deaf. WORD FAMILYtone-deaf USAGE EXAMPLESSo, not only is this movie cruel, it’s also very, very strange and kinda tone-deaf. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) Any Russian denials will ring hollow, even to the ears of previously tone-deaf Olympic leaders. Washington Times(Dec 10, 2016) His week was a combination of gaffes, bizarre confessions and weirdly tone-deaf phone calls that appear to be setting off international incidents. Salon(Dec 06, 2016) adj unable to appreciate music Syn deaf lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part |
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