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

• He gave a keynote presentation at the RSA2011 Conference on Wednesday on securing the enterprise in a changing world.
  他在RSA2011大会上就如何在变幻莫测的世界中增强企业的安全性这个主题做了一场演讲。
• The keynote of his speech was that we need peace.
  他发言的重点是我们需要和平。
• He will also deliver keynote address at the meeting.
  他还将在会上发表重要讲话。
• She picked up the gauntlet in her incisive Keynote Address to the Conference
  在大会主题发言中，她言辞犀利地回应挑战。
• In the opening keynote Karl Krainer, head of marketing Northern Europe for Google, introduced the speakers of the event and presented the schedule.
  在KarlKrainerGoogle的北欧市场负责人的开幕致词中，介绍了本次活动的各位演讲者和时间安排。
• 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。
• 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。
• But Mr Sarkozy's keynote address did reflect the ideological confusion among western leaders.
  但萨科齐讲话的基调的确反映出某些西方领导人观念上的混乱。
• 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。