monotone

• 形容声音、语调或风格没有高低起伏、缺乏变化，常暗示单调乏味或千篇一律。

Describes a sound, voice, or style that is unchanging in pitch or tone, often implying dullness or lack of variation.

1. Unvarying in pitchB2formal

   Sounded or spoken in a tone that does not change in pitch; flat and without expression.

   单调的

   • He read the poem in a monotone voice, making it sound boring.
   • The lecturer's monotone delivery put half the class to sleep.
   • Her voice was a monotone, lacking any emotion or emphasis.

   同义词droningflatmonotonoustonelessuninflectedunvarying

2. Consistently increasing or decreasingC1formal

   Of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing, or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value.

   单调的

   • The function is monotone, as it only increases over the interval.
   • A monotone sequence does not fluctuate in its direction of change.
   • The graph shows a monotone trend, steadily rising without any dips.

   同义词monotonic

   反义词nonmonotonic

• 名词，指以单一音高持续、没有音高变化的说话或歌唱声音；也指同一音调反复出现而配以不同歌词或节奏，常用于礼仪（如圣咏）语境。

A noun referring to a sound or utterance that continues on one note without variation in pitch, or a single tone repeated with different words or rhythms, often used in liturgical contexts.

1. Unchanging intonationB2formal

   A way of speaking or singing in which the voice does not change in pitch or tone.

   单调

   • He spoke in a monotone, making the lecture very boring.
   • Her voice was a flat monotone, lacking any emotion.
   • The teacher's monotone put half the class to sleep.

   同义词dronedroning

   反义词inflectionintonationvariation

2. Single repeated toneC1formal

   A single musical tone or pitch that is repeated, often used in chanting or liturgical texts.

   单调音

   • The monks chanted the psalm in a monotone.
   • The choir performed the piece in a monotone, emphasizing the rhythm.
   • The liturgical reading was delivered in a monotone, as was traditional.

   同义词chantdronehum