英语词汇intonation的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	intonation
词源	intonation n. 1610s, "opening phrase of a melody," from French intonation (14c.), from Medieval Latin intonationem (nominative intonatio), noun of state from past participle stem of intonare (see intone). From 1788 as "action of intoning." Meaning "modulation of the voice in speaking, utterance of tones" is from 1791. Entries linking to intonation intone v.1 late 14c., entunen "sing, chant, recite, vocalize," from Old French entoner "to sing, chant" (13c.), from Medieval Latin intonare "sing according to tone," from Latin in- "in" (from PIE root en "in") + tonus "tone," from Greek tonos, from PIE root ten- "to stretch." Related: Intoned; intoning. updated on December 23, 2015
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intonation n.