| 单词 | undertone |
| 释义 | undertone (once / 1636 pages) n WORD FAMILY undertone: undertones+/atonal: atonalism, atonality, atonally/atonalism: atonalistic/atonality: atonalities/intonate: intonated/overtone: overtones/semitone: semitones/supertonic: supertonics/tonal: atonal, tonality, tonally/tonality: tonalities/tone: intonate, overtone, semitone, tonal, toned, toneless, toner, tones, tonic, toning, undertone/toned: toneder, tonedest/toneless: tonelessly/toner: toners/tonic: supertonic, tonically, tonicity, tonics/tonicity: hypertonicity USAGE EXAMPLESConsumers balked at ads rife with racist, sexist and violent undertones, including a billboard of a female character being strangled. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) Artists now seem to be tangling with and reflecting these dark undertones in their work. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) The song started dizzily, urgently, with undertones of organ music. The New Yorker(Dec 26, 2016) 1n a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning Syn|Hyper undercurrent meaning, substance the idea that is intended 2n a quiet or hushed tone of voice spoke in undertones Hyper tone, tone of voice the quality of a person's voice 3n a pale or subdued color Syn|Hyper tinge shade, tincture, tint, tone a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color |
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