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

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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

• 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。
• Through keynote, oral, and poster presentations, the conference will address key areas of clinical epidemiology and evidence based medicine research.
  通过主旨、口头和海报展示，大会将联系临床流行病学和理论基础医学研究的关键地区。
• It is my pleasure to introduce the keynote speaker for today, Mr.O'Dell of the United Nations.
  很高兴介绍今天的主讲人，联合国的欧戴尔先生。
• 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 his speech was that we need peace.
  他发言的重点是我们需要和平。
• Governor Tom Kean is the convention's keynote speaker.
  汤姆基恩州长是大会的基调演说人。
• World peace was the keynote of his speech.
  世界和平是他演说的要点。
• 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。
• 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。
• I do a one hour very funny keynote called "The Power of Partnerships".
  我会做长达一小时的基调解说，叫“合作的力量”。