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吟咏;咏唱;吟唱;抑扬
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [L. intonatus, p. p. of intonare to
thunder, resound.]
To thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey.
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Intonated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Intonating}.] [See {Intone}.]
1. (Mus.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to
practice the sol-fa.
2. To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured
manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. t.
To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to
intonate the liturgy.
资料来源 : WordNet®
intonate
v 1: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a
particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn: {intone}]
2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a
psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: {chant}, {intone},
{cantillate}]