intonation學測 L6KK [ˌɪntəˈneʃən] ｜ /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən/
語調；抑揚頓挫·音準；發音音調
對話聽力常靠語調判斷語氣
Her intonation rose at the end, so the sentence sounded like a question.
她的語調在句尾上揚，讓這句話聽起來像疑問句。
一個畫面：聲音高低起伏
說話語調句尾聲音升降,表達疑問或稱述
唱歌音準音符唱準,音高沒有跑掉
義項
句尾上揚C2noun語調；抑揚頓挫
By changing her intonation, she turned a calm sentence into an angry one.
藉由改變語調，她讓平淡的句子聽起來充滿怒氣。
rising intonationfalling intonation
音準對拍C2noun音準；發音音調
The violinist's intonation was perfect, and every note was right on pitch.
這位小提琴家的音準完美無瑕，每個音都準確無誤。
good intonationpoor intonation
片語
rising intonation尾音上揚 →聲調在句尾往上揚
falling intonation尾音下降 →聲調在句尾往下降
flat intonation語調平板 →聲音沒有高低起伏
intonation pattern聲調規律 →一句話裡聲調變化的規律
你會不會這樣說？
When a sentence's pitch goes up at the end, this is usually called ___ intonation. (rising / falling)
看答案
rising
語調上揚常代表疑問句，對應 rising 一詞，而非 falling。
"The violinist's intonation was perfect." 這裡的 intonation 最接近哪個意思？(A) 說話的語調 (B) 演奏的音準
看答案
(B)
此句描述演奏準確度，對應「音準」義項，而非說話語調。
字族
intone 以單調聲音說話或吟誦
順路看看
pitch — 聲音本身的高低，語調由此而生stress — 字詞重音，和語調一起影響語氣accent — 口音腔調，和語調是不同概念多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
電話應對訓練
During the phone skills workshop, staff practiced using rising intonation to check a caller's name.
在電話應對工作坊中，員工練習用上揚語調確認來電者的姓名。
錄音工作
The recording producer asked the violinist to improve her intonation in the final passage.
錄音製作人請小提琴手改善最後一段的音準。
詞族
intonation noun 語調；音準・intonational adjective 語調的；與語調有關的
四選一
During the workshop, the trainer demonstrated how rising ____ makes a statement sound like a question.
看答案
intonation
intonation 是名詞，rising intonation 可作主詞並搭配單數動詞 makes。intonational 是形容詞，缺少所修飾的名詞；intonations 是複數，須搭配 make；intoned 是動詞過去式或過去分詞，無法在此構成所需的名詞主詞。
同義改寫
The trainer asked staff to notice the rise and fall of the speaker's intonation. → The trainer asked staff to notice how the speaker's voice rises and falls in pitch.
改寫將 intonation 的高低變化具體表達為說話聲音的音高起伏，保留訓練者要求員工留意的內容。
The producer praised the violinist's accurate intonation during the recording session. → The producer praised the violinist for playing in tune during the recording session.
在小提琴錄音語境中，accurate intonation 表示音準準確，playing in tune 表達相同的演奏表現。