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

• Spotify CEO Daniel Eck was Mark Zuckerberg's first guest during the widely watched keynote.
  会上，马克•扎克伯格发表了万众瞩目的主题演讲，Spotify的首席执行官丹尼尔•艾克成为他邀请上台的第一位贵客。
• World peace was the keynote of his speech.
  世界和平是他演说的要点。
• Oh, my God, you really want me to be the keynote speaker?
  我的天啊你真的要我当主讲人吗？
• 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。
• I repeated a similar phrase during the keynote that introduced it, which I live-blogged for this very publication.
  在跟踪发布会的实时博客文章中，我多次重复了一个类似的短语。
• To facilitate discussion, local and international experts have been invited to present keynote papers.
  为方便讨论，会议邀请了国内及国际相关专家提供主题演讲。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。