overtones

英 [ˈəʊvətəʊnz]

美 [ˈoʊvərˌtoʊnz]

n.  弦外之音; 言外之意; 暗示
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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 弦外之音；言外之意；暗示
  If something hasovertones ofa particular thing or quality, it suggests that thing or quality but does not openly express it.
  1. The strike has taken on overtones of a civil rights campaign...
     罢工带上了民权运动的意味。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• You know them as harmonics or overtones.
  你把它们当做和声或弦外音。
• There are, of course, metaphysical overtones to the stories, all of which are true.
  有，当然，形而上的色彩，以故事，所有这一切都是真的。
• Cartoon Network's urban-flavored "The Boondocks" has already caused a dustup thanks to its and racial and political overtones.
  卡通电视网城市题材的卡通片《森林地带》因为其种族映射和政治暗示而引起骚动。
• Cannot be made to sound any notes other than the fundamental and the various overtones.
  除了基音和各种泛音以外，这种体系不能发出其他的音。
• Leaves used sparingly ( because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings.
  叶子在沙司、汤和馅中用量很少（因为其味道苦）。
• The taste is full in the mouth with lovely ripe fruit overtones and distinctive Mediterranean flavours, especially liquorice.
  口感饱满，充满地中海风情的甘草香和成熟果香互相交织。
• Software engineering certainly has some negative overtones in the way we tend to use it today.
  在我们今天的用法中，软件工程学的确存在一些负面的色彩。
• Classic Hitchcock mystery with overtones of light comedy and romance, as innocent Donat is pulled into spy-ring activities.
  希区柯克经典与神秘色彩的轻喜剧和浪漫，是无辜的多纳特拖进间谍环活动。
• Do I detect overtones of jealousy?
  我觉察出嫉妒之意了吗？
• So that I might appreciate the overtones of comedy in the human spirit.
  这样我可以欣赏到人类精神上喜剧的含蓄意义。