high-toned

英['haɪ'təʊnd] 美['haɪ'toʊnd]
  • adj.调子高的;高尚的;高洁的
  • HIG abbr.[美]夏威夷地球物理研究所(=HawaiiInstituteofGeophysics)
  • Higa 比嘉
  • Higai 日贝
  • Higaki 日书
  • Higami 日上
Adjective:
  1. pretentiously elegant;

    "a high-toned restaurant"

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. This song is pitched too high for me.
      这支歌的调子对我是太高了。
    2. On this high note the puppet show commences.
      木偶戏就在这阵高昂的调子里开场了。
    3. My grandma was a woman of high principles.
      我祖母是一位道德高尚的人。
    4. Not the intensity but the duration of high feelings makes high men.
      持续的而不是强烈的崇高情感造就了高尚的人。