keynote

英 [ˈkiːnəʊt]

美 [ˈkiːnoʊt]

n.  (书、演说等的)要旨，主题，基调; 主音
vi.  给…定基调; 说明基本政策作主旨发言; 〈美〉在（会议等场合）发表施政方针

复数：keynotes　现在分词：keynoting　过去式：keynoted　第三人称单数：keynotes　过去分词：keynoted　

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牛津词典

noun

• （书、演说等的）要旨，主题，基调
  the central idea of a book, a speech, etc.
  1. Choice is the keynote of the new education policy.
     新教育政策的主导原则是容许选择。
  2. a keynote speech/speaker (= a very important one, introducing a meeting or its subject)
     主题发言；主要发言人
• 主音
  the note on which the key is based

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （政策、讲话或想法的）要旨，主题，基调
  Thekeynote ofa policy, speech, or idea is the main theme of it or the part of it that is emphasized the most.
  1. He would be setting out his plans for the party in a keynote speech...
     他将在其主旨发言中阐述他对该党的计划。
  2. Responsibility and moderation were to be the keynotes of their foreign policy.
     责任和克制将是他们外交政策的核心。

英英释义

noun

• a fundamental or central idea
• (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
  Synonym:tonic
• the principal theme in a speech or literary work

verb

• set the keynote of
  1. Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection
• give the keynote address to (an audience)

双语例句

• The keynote of his speech was unity.
  他讲话的基调是团结。
• Apart from meeting business and community leaders, Mrs Chan gave a keynote speech on Hong Kong's transition.
  除了会晤商界领袖及社会贤达外，陈女士还发表了一个有关香港过渡的主题演讲。
• Carolyn is a member of the Committee for the Northeast link program and was the keynote speaker in2004.
  卡洛琳是东北联系计划委员会的委员并担任2004年的主讲人。
• World peace was the keynote of his speech.
  世界和平是他演说的要点。
• His concluding keynote speech was the highlight of the conference, in my opinion.
  依我来看，她结束时的主要讲话是研讨会的重点。
• The keynote of the Minister's speech was the need for higher productivity.
  该部长演说的要旨是高度生产力的需要。
• He also delivered keynote addresses at major business functions.
  他又在重要的商业场合上发表主题演讲。
• Notably, Facebook presented a keynote and details information about their use of Hive for analytics.
  值得注意的是，Facebook的主题演讲展示了他们使用Hive来作分析的详细信息。
• Relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale.
  是一个大调或小音阶的主音或与之相关的。
• During that keynote, I explained the technical challenges, but also explained the functionality our viewers requested.
  在那个主题演讲中，我说明了技术难题，但也解释了我们的观众要求的功能。