| 词汇 | undertone |
| 释义 | undertone noun uk /ˈʌn.də.təʊn/ us /ˈʌn.dɚ.toʊn/ undertonenoun (CHARACTERISTIC)[ C ] a particular but not obvious characteristic that a piece of writing or speech, an event, or a situation has: （文章或讲话的）含意，弦外之音；（事件或情况的）蕴含意义 I thought her speech had slightly sinister undertones.我认为她的话里有点儿不祥的意味。 undertone ofIt was a comedy act with an undertone of cruelty.这是一个有点儿残忍的喜剧节目。 [ C ] a colour, smell, flavour, etc. that is part of something but not the most obvious part: （非主要的）隐约的颜色、气味或味道 The elephant's pale grey skin carries undertones of violet.大象的皮肤在浅灰色中带着一丝紫色。 The gin has a unique crisp flavour that is very well-balanced with light, sweet undertones. 这种杜松子酒具有独特的清新风味，与其清甜的余味平衡得非常好。 Conditions and characteristics -ance -ibility ability adverse conditions age ambience appearance aspect good/bad karmaidiom have it in youidiom hood humanity presentation respect shape trait trappings unaffiliated undercurrent vibe You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Colour - general words undertonenoun (QUIET VOICE)in an undertone(alsoin undertones) in a very quiet voice: 轻声地，低声地 Freddie muttered something to me in an undertone.弗雷迪轻声向我嘀咕了些什么。 undertone | American Dictionaryundertone noun[ C ] us/ˈʌn·dərˌtoʊn/ undertonenoun[C] (CHARACTERISTIC)a quality of something that you realize exists although it is not expressed directly: His remarks carried an undertone of anger. undertonenoun[C] (LOW VOICE)a low voice: José muttered something to me in an undertone. Examples of undertoneundertone In some ways, discounting the political undertones, it is understandable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The basic theme of that statement has very considerable and even threatening undertones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Much of what they do has social undertones, and much of their activities has characteristics of local or national monoply. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ordinary people, as is customary, talked in undertones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no ideological clash, there was no history of bitterness and there were no undertones or overtones of confiscation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whether there are overtones or undertones of partisanship in this debate, they are as nothing compared with what would have been raised in another place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first emphasises the huge range of overtones and undertones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All kinds of overtones and undertones have been introduced into the argument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know what he meant by that, but it was clearly intended to have certain undertones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing sinister about it and there is no reason why a theatre should not have these undertones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have referred already to the nasty undertones in this affair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We thought that it was better to table a motion which did not have any pejorative overtones or undertones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this case there are no political overtones or undertones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although it was good, there were sinister and worrying undertones about the way in which it was produced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The terms of reference of this report and, therefore, of this debate are very narrow but there are undertones of wider, inescapable questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of undertone These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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