monotones

英 [ˈmɒnətəʊnz]

美 [ˈmɑnəˌtoʊnz]

n.  单调; 单调的声音
monotone的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 单调的语调；一成不变的声音
  If someone speaks in amonotone, their voice does not vary at all in tone or loudness and so it is not interesting to listen to.
  1. The evidence was read out to the court in a dull monotone.
     证据被当庭呆板地宣读了一遍。
• ADJ (声音或外表)单调的，无变化的
  Amonotonesound or surface does not have any variation in its tone or colour.
  1. He was seen on TV delivering platitudes about the crisis in a monotone voice.
     人们看到他在电视上念经似地就危机问题老调重弹。

双语例句

• He spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony.
  他讲话简短而客观，如同在法庭陈述警方掌握的证据。