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overtone

[英] [ˈəʊvəˌtəʊn] [美] [ˈovɚˌton] 生词本

n.

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1. N-COUNT 弦外之音;言外之意;暗示 If something has overtones of a particular thing or quality, it suggests that thing or quality but does not openly express it. 
  • The strike has taken on overtones of a civil rights campaign...

    罢工带上了民权运动的意味。

  • It's a quite profound story, with powerful religious overtones.

    这个故事寓意深远,具有强烈的宗教色彩。

Noun

1. (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality;

  • "overtones of despair"

2. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

医学

  • 1.陪音,泛音:一个基本音的任何整数倍量

心理学

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  • 1.倍音

物理学

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  • 1.泛音