Tone language
声调语言
📖 牛津释义
tone language
(linguistics 语言) language in which the meaning of a word depends on the pitch at which it is uttered (eg Chinese) 声调语言（如汉语）.
🧩 词语组成解析
tone
[təun]
n. [语]声调，语调;[画]色调，色泽，明暗;[乐]乐音，全音，全音程;[医]（正常的）健康状态;
vt. 使更健壮;定调;使变调子;[摄影术]给…上色;
vi. 带有某种腔调;呈现某种色彩;（颜色）调和（与 with 连用）;
🗣️ 情景例句
Do you ever lie to your boyfriend?
你骗过你男朋友吗？
Can she be a driver?
她可能是个司机吗？
Of course. They lived there.
当然了。他们曾经住在那儿。