timbre

英 [ˈtæmbə(r)]

美 [ˈtæmbər]

n.  音质; 音色; 音品

复数：timbres　

GRE医学

BNC.25063 / COCA.18312

牛津词典

noun

• 音质；音色；音品
  the quality of sound that is produced by a particular voice or musical instrument

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 音色;音质;音品
  Thetimbreof someone's voice or of a musical instrument is the particular quality of sound that it has.
  1. His voice had a deep timbre...
     他嗓音低沉。
  2. The timbre of the violin is far richer than that of the mouth organ.
     小提琴的音色远比口琴丰富。

英英释义

noun

• (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
  1. the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
  2. the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
  Synonym:timberqualitytone

双语例句

• Similarly, the "rousing" or "joyous" timbre of a trumpet attests to its jagged array of harmonics.
  同样的，小号那“振奋人心”或是“欢乐鼓动”的音色代表了其参差不齐的谐波组。
• Timbre can be regarded as the ultimate carrier of musical opuses.
  音色可以说是诠释和表现作品的最终载体。
• The timbre of the laryngeal sound stands out, and oral noise decrease.
  噪音的音色充分显露出来，口腔的噪音就消失了。
• His voice had a deep timbre
  他嗓音低沉。
• My favorites were "Cinderella" and "Little Red Riding Hood," which she read with beautiful expression in her mezzo timbre, a singsong much too cheerful for those awful fables.
  我最喜欢的是《灰姑娘》和《小红帽》，她朗读时，音色适中，娓娓动听，对那些令人难过的童话来说，是过于欢快了。
• The voice had an ugly timbre to it.
  这嗓音的音色很难听。
• Some of the traditional psychoacoustic concerns involve the perception of pitch, loudness, volume and timbre.
  一些传统的心理声学注重对音高、响度与音色的感觉。
• Meantime the example is given. The software reaches the effect of IP phone in timbre and time-delay.
  该软件在音质和时延上都达到了IP电话的效果。
• Artistic conception of Erhu finds expression mainly in the leisure in performing and in the tranquility of timbre.
  二胡艺术的意境美，主要表现为演奏的舒缓和音色的空幽。
• The selection of tempo, timbre, chords, and note velocity blends art and science in a way that is far beyond the scope of this article.
  节拍、音色、和音以及通知速率的选择综合了艺术与科学两个方面，而这种综合的方式已经远远超出本文讨论范围。