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 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• He got the nod from the organizing committee to give the keynote speech at the conference.
  他被组织委员会选为做会议的主题演讲。
• 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。
• 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。
• The keynote of his speech was unity.
  他讲话的基调是团结。