m字母开头的词汇列表
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monorail(n.)
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monosyllable(n.)
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monosyllabic(adj.)
"1813年,用于单音节词; 1816年,用于单音节词语的语言; 1870年,用于人,表示“只发单音节的言语”; 源自 monosyllable + -ic。早期形式为 monosyllabical(1680年代,用于单音节词)。相关词汇: Monosyllabically。
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monotheism(n.)
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monotheistic(adj.)
"一神论的或与一神论有关的; 相信只有一个神的",1805年,来自 monotheist + -ic。
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monotheist(n.)
"相信只有一个神的人",来自 monotheism + -ist,1670年代。
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monotonous(adj.)
1750年,用于声音,“音调单一的,以单调为特征的,音调单一的”,源自希腊语 monotonos “单调的”(见 monotony)。转义和比喻用法,“缺乏变化,乏味,单调无聊”,始于1783年。相关: Monotonously; monotonousness。
The secondary sense of monotonous (same or tedious) has so nearly swallowed up its primary (of one pitch or tone) that it is well worth while to remember the existence of monotonic, which has the primary sense only. [Fowler]
“monotonous”(相同或乏味)的次要意义几乎吞噬了其原始意义(一个音高或音调),因此值得记住 monotonic 的存在,它只有原始意义。[福勒]
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monotone(n.)
"音乐或说话中不变的音调,以单调的音高发声",1640年代; 参见 monotony。《牛津英语词典》称该词作为名词的用法是英语特有的。
Monotone is a natural device for increasing the sonority of the voice, so that it may readily fill a large space, and is also thought by some to have a peculiar solemnity of effect. It is much used as an element in chanting. [Century Dictionary]
单调音是增加声音的自然装置,使其可以轻松地填满一个大空间,并且被一些人认为具有独特的庄严效果。它在圣歌中被广泛使用。[世纪词典]
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monotonic(adj.)
在音乐等领域,“单调的或与一个音符有关的”,1797; 参见 mono- 和 tonic (adj.)。相关词汇: Monotonically。
The secondary sense of monotonous (same or tedious) has so nearly swallowed up its primary (of one pitch or tone) that it is well worth while to remember the existence of monotonic, which has the primary sense only. [Fowler, 1926]
monotonous 的次要含义(相同或乏味)几乎吞没了其原始含义(仅指一个音高或音调),因此值得记住 monotonic 的存在,它仅具有原始含义。[福勒,1926]
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monotony(n.)