tone-deaf
语无伦次,聋哑人,语无伦次的人,语无伦次的
Definitions
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- : unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them.
- : unable to perceive public sentiment, attitudes, or preferences: The council’s politically tone-deaf plan would cost lower income residents $100 a year.
- : lacking emotional insight; insensitive or unsympathetic to others: She is often tone-deaf to her daughter’s needs.
Examples
Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
Although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.
“Call me when the plane leaves the ground,” she said, in a tone that implied she knew her husband well.
He has struck a promising tone these last few days with his rhetoric about trying to “see each other.”
Ramos would help set the tone of the day when he greeted the arriving students outside the school.
That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares.
Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.
What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.
This may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.