语调曲线

intonation contours───语调升降曲线；语调轮廓

intonation contour───语调升降曲线；语调轮廓

intentional fouls───故意犯规

international candles───国际烛光

international outcry───国际声讨

international politics───国际政治

international pressure───国际压力

nonphonemic properties of speech, such as speaking tempo, vocal pitch, and intonational contours, that can be used to communicate attitudes or other shades of meaning.───音素的特质组合，如说话的节奏，高音与语调轮廓等，能表达态度与暗藏的意义。

Not so with Chinese, where your intonational contours must always obey the tonal constraints of the specific words you've chosen.───中文则不然，你的语调习惯必须遵守每个你用的词汇音调的限制。