intonate
intonate1词源 1
/ˈɪntəʊneɪt/
词源链
- 英语English
intonate
词源说明
First attested in 1795; borrowed from Medieval Latin intonātus, perfect passive participle of intonō (“to vocalize, chant”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (inchoative prefix) + tonus (“pitch, tone”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); doublet of intone. Cognate with French entonner, Italian intonare.
释义
动词verb
- 1transitive, intransitive, datedTo intone or recite (words), especially emphatically or in a chanting manner.
- 2transitive, datedTo say or speak with a certain intonation.
- 3transitive, datedTo intone or vocalize