undertone
美 ['ʌndər.toʊn]
英 ['ʌndə(r).təʊn]
- n.蕴涵的感情（或特质、意思）；寓意；弦外之音
- 网络底色；低音；低声
复数：undertones
undertone
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1. | ~ (of sth) 蕴涵的感情（或特质、意思）；寓意；弦外之音a feeling, quality or meaning that is not expressed directly but is still noticeable from what sb says or does |
His soft words contained an undertone of warning. 他温和的话中蕴涵着警告之意。 | |
The play does not have the political undertones of the novel. 这部戏没有小说的那种政治寓意。 |
IDM
in an undertone|in undertones
低声地；小声地in a quiet voice