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

• I was a fool, he said, finally, his voice low, without timbre.
  “我是傻瓜，”最后他说，声音低沉，没有一点激情。
• 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。
• They say a giggle's pitch and timbre establish a hyena's identity, and that pitch indicates age.
  他们发现笑声的音调和音色可以显示出一个鬣狗的身份，音调代表了它们的年龄，而且从笑声里可以分辨出谁是老大。
• The voice had an ugly timbre to it.
  这嗓音的音色很难听。
• The size and the command timbre of Gus's voice startled Castor.
  格斯说话的嗓门和命令口吻使卡斯托吃了一惊。
• 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 Texture of Vangelis Electronic Music with Timbre Research;
  范吉利斯电子音乐作品的织体与音色研究（上）
• His voice had a deep timbre
  他嗓音低沉。
• On The Timbre Feature of Electronic Music and Its Influence on the Methods of Music Creation
  电子音乐中音色特性及其对音乐创作路径的影响
• Different methods to touch the keys will result in different representation of timbre.
  不同的触键方法，会产生不同的音色表现。