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

• 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。
• Fundamentals of acoustics, harmonics, and timbre.
  建立声学、和声与音色的基础。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• On The Timbre Feature of Electronic Music and Its Influence on the Methods of Music Creation
  电子音乐中音色特性及其对音乐创作路径的影响
• 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。
• His voice had a deep timbre
  他嗓音低沉。
• Do you know how to judge piano timbre?
  你知道如何判断钢琴音色的好坏吗？
• This musical instrument with a pure timBre is a must for experts.
  本乐器音色纯真，实为名家之必备。