undertones

英 [ˈʌndətəʊnz]

美 [ˈʌndərˌtoʊnz]

n.  蕴涵的感情(或特质、意思); 寓意; 弦外之音
undertone的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 低声；悄声
  If you say somethinginanundertone, you say it very quietly.
  1. 'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone...
     “你觉得怎么样？”她小声地问道。
  2. Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.
     衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。
• N-COUNT 言下之意；寓意
  If something hasundertonesof a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly.
  1. The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.
     啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。
  2. ...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious undertones.
     诙谐却寓意深刻的荤段子

双语例句

• Their survival, moving with obsessive carefulness southward on a road, is a journey with Biblical undertones.
  他们为了生存，被迫小心地在一条道路上向南迁移，是一次有圣经意味的旅程。
• Most people should use a blush with a slight brown undertone for best results. Blushes with red undertones can actually make the face look heavier than it is.
  大部分人都会用点腮红来衬托肤色。然而往往腮红会让脸看起来比较臃肿。
• This wine is produced from vineyards in the orange region of NSW and are typical of the region and variety showing rich pear fruit with citrus undertones.
  满载澳洲新南威尔斯的造酒风格，带有区内培植的独有梨与柑橘的清新葡萄气息。
• I thought her speech had slightly sinister undertones.
  我认为她的演讲有点不祥的意味。
• "Model" is another such word, burdened with multiple meanings and undertones of complexity.
  “Model”是另外一个这样的单词，它有多重复杂性的含义。
• Its intense fruity aroma of citrus blossoms and peaches is well balanced by delicate herbaceous undertones.
  它强烈的柠檬和桃子的香气与优雅的植物颜色完美的结合在一起。
• In the period following the end of the Cold War, China realized a change in the nature of international security concerns which lacked the ideological undertones that existed during the Cold War.
  在后冷战时代，中国意识到国际安全问题发生了实质的变化，即在冷战期间的意识形态角色已经弱化。
• Brooding in spicy American oak characters with undertones of dark berry fruit flavours, the wine shows textured fruit weight balanced with fine tannins.
  此酒用美国橡木桶发酵，黑色浆果香气明显，建议开瓶后用醒酒器醒酒后再饮用。
• His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.
  他母亲身子前倾，小声而急切地跟他说话。
• But in a world where most other religious shrines have even darker undertones, the underbelly of Disney still looks relatively innocent and happy.
  但在当今世界上，其他多数宗教圣地都笼罩在更加灰暗的色调下，如此看来，迪士尼的软肋似乎还是相对单纯而美好的。