timbre

英 [ˈtæmbə(r)]

美 [ˈtæmbər]

n.  音质; 音色; 音品

复数：timbres　

GRE医学

BNC.25063 / COCA.18312

牛津词典

noun

• 音质；音色；音品
  the quality of sound that is produced by a particular voice or musical instrument

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 音色;音质;音品
  Thetimbreof someone's voice or of a musical instrument is the particular quality of sound that it has.
  1. His voice had a deep timbre...
     他嗓音低沉。
  2. The timbre of the violin is far richer than that of the mouth organ.
     小提琴的音色远比口琴丰富。

英英释义

noun

• (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
  1. the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
  2. the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
  Synonym:timberqualitytone

双语例句

• My favorites were "Cinderella" and "Little Red Riding Hood," which she read with beautiful expression in her mezzo timbre, a singsong much too cheerful for those awful fables.
  我最喜欢的是《灰姑娘》和《小红帽》，她朗读时，音色适中，娓娓动听，对那些令人难过的童话来说，是过于欢快了。
• Different methods to touch the keys will result in different representation of timbre.
  不同的触键方法，会产生不同的音色表现。
• Do you know how to judge piano timbre?
  你知道如何判断钢琴音色的好坏吗？
• The timbre of the laryngeal sound stands out, and oral noise decrease.
  噪音的音色充分显露出来，口腔的噪音就消失了。
• The size and the command timbre of Gus's voice startled Castor.
  格斯说话的嗓门和命令口吻使卡斯托吃了一惊。
• This musical instrument with a pure timBre is a must for experts.
  本乐器音色纯真，实为名家之必备。
• Meantime the example is given. The software reaches the effect of IP phone in timbre and time-delay.
  该软件在音质和时延上都达到了IP电话的效果。
• Similarly, the "rousing" or "joyous" timbre of a trumpet attests to its jagged array of harmonics.
  同样的，小号那“振奋人心”或是“欢乐鼓动”的音色代表了其参差不齐的谐波组。
• The quantitative evaluation of the timbre is given by testing the empty yard reverberation time and calculating the full yard reverberation time of the gymnasium in China Three Gorges University.
  通过对三峡大学室内体育馆空场混响时间的测试及对满场混响时间的推算，给出了定量的音质评价。
• The voice had an ugly timbre to it.
  这嗓音的音色很难听。