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

• The result was class warfare without ideological overtones on a grand and violent scale.
  结果是酿成了不带意识形态色彩的规模巨大而激烈的阶级斗争。
• 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。
• The story of Huck and Jim has dark overtones.
  哈克和吉姆的经历，却又带着阴郁的色彩。
• No wonder ( a? the?) Harvard girl, despite its martial overtones, struck a popular chord.
  难怪哈佛女孩，不管它威严的表露，而敲击出一个流行的和弦。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• The testimonies of ex-television addicts often have the evangelistic overtones of stories heard at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
  据以前的电视瘾君子的讲述，经常有一些在酒鬼的匿名会上听到的福音传道者的暗示。
• I assumed a terrible tragedy had taken place with the overtones of a possible scandal.
  我猜是一场糟糕的悲剧发生了，里面也许还带有丑闻的成分。
• 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。