monotone
🇬🇧 UK/'mɒnәtәun/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A continuous sound or speech with little or no variation in pitch
单调的声音;无起伏的语调
v.
To speak in a flat, unvarying tone
用单调的语气说话
adj.
Having a single unvaried pitch or tone
单调的;无起伏的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.speak in monotone用单调的声音讲话
- 2.monotone voice单调的嗓音
- 3.monotone delivery无起伏的讲述
Example Sentences
- 1.
He spoke in a [monotone] voice that put everyone to sleep.
- 2.
The lecturer's [monotone] delivery made the interesting subject boring.