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

• 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
• 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。
• The voice had an ugly timbre to it.
  这嗓音的音色很难听。
• This results in a slightly less than bright timbre and a more controlled ( even compressed sounding) projection.
  导致了细腻的声音而不是辉煌的音质和更受约束的发音（被压缩的声音）。
• Pianos which have a pleasant timbre are of higher price.
  音品好的钢琴价格往往也比一般的高。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But in the piano-playing teaching, the understanding of the timbre of the piano opuses is a problem of importance but not easy to grasp.
  但在钢琴演奏教学中，对钢琴作品音色的感受和把握常常是一个重要却又不易的问题。