"sour note" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈsaʊɝ/, /ˈsaʊɹ/ /ˈnoʊt

SOW-er NOTE

UK

sˈaʊə/ /nˈəʊt

SOW-uh NOHT

释义

A 'sour note' is a musical term for a note that sounds unpleasant or out of place, but as an expression, it usually means an unpleasant or awkward moment in a situation that was otherwise good.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈsaʊɝ/, /ˈsaʊɹ/ /ˈnoʊt

英式英语

sˈaʊə/ /nˈəʊt

简化发音

美式

SOW-er NOTE

英式

SOW-uh NOHT

语境中听

The concert ended on a sour note when the last song went wrong.

That joke hit a sour note with the audience.

We don't want the meeting to start on a sour note.

It was a great party, but the argument at the end struck a real sour note.