intonation

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·ton·ation [intonation intonations] BrE [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn] NAmE [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn] noun
1. uncountable, countable (phonetics)the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said
•intonation patterns
•In English, some questions have a rising intonation.
•Her voice was low with a faint regional intonation.
compare ↑stress
2. uncountable (music)the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune
•The violin's intonation was poor.

Word Origin:
early 17th cent. (originally meaning the opening phrase of a plainsong melody): from medieval Latin intonatio(n-), from intonare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin tonus ‘tone’.

Example Bank:
•the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions
•She's studying intonation patterns in children's speech.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  chanting, modulation, pitch contour