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

• Do I detect overtones of jealousy?
  我觉察出嫉妒之意了吗？
• Software engineering certainly has some negative overtones in the way we tend to use it today.
  在我们今天的用法中，软件工程学的确存在一些负面的色彩。
• Cannot be made to sound any notes other than the fundamental and the various overtones.
  除了基音和各种泛音以外，这种体系不能发出其他的音。
• Taste: The palate is dry and supple with hints of red currant and blueberry overtones.
  口感：口感干而丰满，有一抹红加仑和蓝莓的香味。
• The strike has taken on overtones of a civil rights campaign
  罢工带上了民权运动的意味。
• So that I might appreciate the overtones of comedy in the human spirit.
  这样我可以欣赏到人类精神上喜剧的含蓄意义。
• Today a trip to the supermarket is fraught with social and political overtones.
  可是今天超市之行却充满了社会与政治色彩。
• 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。
• 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。
• I knew I should have included a few discreet lesbian overtones in that poem.
  我想也许我该在诗里面隐喻一些女同性恋情结。