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。
• Do you know how to judge piano timbre?
  你知道如何判断钢琴音色的好坏吗？
• I fell in love with the subtly plaintive timbre of the Qiang flute.
  我喜欢上了羌笛那略带哀怨的音色。
• 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。
• The selection of tempo, timbre, chords, and note velocity blends art and science in a way that is far beyond the scope of this article.
  节拍、音色、和音以及通知速率的选择综合了艺术与科学两个方面，而这种综合的方式已经远远超出本文讨论范围。
• The size and the command timbre of Gus's voice startled Castor.
  格斯说话的嗓门和命令口吻使卡斯托吃了一惊。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。