n. 朗诵, 语调, 唱

[化] 声调

[医] 音调, 声调

Intonation \In`to*na"tion\, n. [See 1st {Intonate}.]
A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey.


Intonation \In`to*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intonation. See
{Intone}.]
1. (Mus.)
(a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
(b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her
intonation was false.
(c) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or
singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm,
or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See
{Intone}, v. t.

2. The manner of speaking, especially the placement of
emphasis, the cadence, and the rise and fall of the pitch
of the voice while speaking.
[PJC]