overtones

英 [ˈəʊvətəʊnz]

美 [ˈoʊvərˌtoʊnz]

n.  弦外之音; 言外之意; 暗示
overtone的复数

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

• These musical colors can best be defined in terms of the musical overtones of the pitches being played.
  这些音色的介定，最好就是听一个音调在弹奏时所产生的倍音。
• The strike has taken on overtones of a civil rights campaign
  罢工带上了民权运动的意味。
• Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace.
  倾向于暗含有威胁意味的发怒或者坏感觉。
• Taste: The palate is dry and supple with hints of red currant and blueberry overtones.
  口感：口感干而丰满，有一抹红加仑和蓝莓的香味。
• 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。
• No wonder Harvard girl, despite its martial overtones, struck a popular chord.
  难怪《哈佛女孩》，尽管带有高压政策的意味，却得到了普遍的共鸣。
• 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。
• Their vocabulary, like that of Emily Dickinson, acquired regal overtones.
  他们的词汇，一如艾米莉？狄更生的词汇，也有了高雅的情调。
• 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。
• Each sip revels layers of pineapple, slight oak, with overtones of honey.
  每个啜饮陶醉菠萝，轻微的橡木，带有蜂蜜的寓意。