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

• My favorites were "Cinderella" and "Little Red Riding Hood," which she read with beautiful expression in her mezzo timbre, a singsong much too cheerful for those awful fables.
  我最喜欢的是《灰姑娘》和《小红帽》，她朗读时，音色适中，娓娓动听，对那些令人难过的童话来说，是过于欢快了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Different methods to touch the keys will result in different representation of timbre.
  不同的触键方法，会产生不同的音色表现。
• 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。
• 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。
• Fundamentals of acoustics, harmonics, and timbre.
  建立声学、和声与音色的基础。
• Artistic conception of Erhu finds expression mainly in the leisure in performing and in the tranquility of timbre.
  二胡艺术的意境美，主要表现为演奏的舒缓和音色的空幽。
• 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）。
• 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。