英语词汇“-tonic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ton•ic n.

[countable] a medicine that increases mental or physical strength, health, or well-being.
Foodsoda water with quinine: [uncountable]some gin and tonic.[countable]two tonics.
Music and Dance[countable] the first degree of a musical scale;
keynote.

adj.

Medicineof or relating to the tone or health of the body, as a medicine.
Pathology, Physiologyof or relating to the tension of the muscles:a tonic spasm.
Phoneticsof or relating to tone or accent in speech.
Music and Danceof or relating to the first tone of a musical scale:a tonic chord.

ton•i•cal•ly, adv. See -ton-.

ton•ic n.

a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally:His cheerful greeting was a real tonic.
See quinine water.
[Music.]the first degree of the scale;
the keynote.
[Chiefly Eastern New Eng.]soda pop.
Phoneticsa tonic syllable or accent.

adj.

pertaining to, maintaining, increasing, or restoring the tone or health of the body or an organ, as a medicine.
invigorating physically, mentally, or morally.
[Physiol., Pathol.]
- pertaining to tension, as of the muscles.
- marked by continued muscular tension:a tonic spasm.
using differences in tone or pitch to distinguish between words that are otherwise phonemically identical:a tonic language.
pertaining to tone or accent in speech.
Phonetics(of a syllable) bearing the principal stress or accent, usually accompanied by a change in pitch.
[Music.]
- of or pertaining to a tone or tones.
- pertaining to or founded on the keynote, or first tone, of a musical scale:a tonic chord.

Greek tonikós pertaining to stretching or tones. See tone, -ic
1640–50

ton ′i•cal•ly, adv.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stimulant, restorative, bracer, pickup.

soda pop.

-tonic,

a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -tonia:catatonic.

see tonic

单词	-tonic
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ton•ic /ˈtɑnɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a medicine that increases mental or physical strength, health, or well-being. Foodsoda water with quinine: [uncountable]some gin and tonic.[countable]two tonics. Music and Dance[countable] the first degree of a musical scale; keynote. adj. Medicineof or relating to the tone or health of the body, as a medicine. Pathology, Physiologyof or relating to the tension of the muscles:a tonic spasm. Phoneticsof or relating to tone or accent in speech. Music and Danceof or relating to the first tone of a musical scale:a tonic chord. ton•i•cal•ly, adv. See -ton-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ton•ic (ton′ik),USA pronunciation n. a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:a tonic of sulphur and molasses. anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally:His cheerful greeting was a real tonic. See quinine water. [Music.]the first degree of the scale; the keynote. [Chiefly Eastern New Eng.]soda pop. Phoneticsa tonic syllable or accent. adj. pertaining to, maintaining, increasing, or restoring the tone or health of the body or an organ, as a medicine. invigorating physically, mentally, or morally. [Physiol., Pathol.] pertaining to tension, as of the muscles. marked by continued muscular tension:a tonic spasm. using differences in tone or pitch to distinguish between words that are otherwise phonemically identical:a tonic language. pertaining to tone or accent in speech. Phonetics(of a syllable) bearing the principal stress or accent, usually accompanied by a change in pitch. [Music.] of or pertaining to a tone or tones. pertaining to or founded on the keynote, or first tone, of a musical scale:a tonic chord. Greek tonikós pertaining to stretching or tones. See tone, -ic 1640–50 ton ′i•cal•ly, adv. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stimulant, restorative, bracer, pickup. 5. See soda pop. -tonic, a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -tonia:catatonic. see tonic
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