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

• They say a giggle's pitch and timbre establish a hyena's identity, and that pitch indicates age.
  他们发现笑声的音调和音色可以显示出一个鬣狗的身份，音调代表了它们的年龄，而且从笑声里可以分辨出谁是老大。
• Outside, the voices had an unfamiliar timbre and I realised what it was: girls 'voices.
  在外面，喧闹的声音中掺杂着一些不同寻常的音色，我马上意识到那是什么：女孩子的声音。
• Fundamentals of acoustics, harmonics, and timbre.
  建立声学、和声与音色的基础。
• This results in a slightly less than bright timbre and a more controlled ( even compressed sounding) projection.
  导致了细腻的声音而不是辉煌的音质和更受约束的发音（被压缩的声音）。
• Do you know how to judge piano timbre?
  你知道如何判断钢琴音色的好坏吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• I was a fool, he said, finally, his voice low, without timbre.
  “我是傻瓜，”最后他说，声音低沉，没有一点激情。
• It discusses the four performance patterns: sweet timbre, mellower singing, morbidezza feature and beautiful figure.
  就表现形态的四个方面：音色甜美、演唱醇美、风格柔美、形象俊美，一一展开讨论。
• His voice had a deep timbre
  他嗓音低沉。