atonal

UK:  [.eɪ'təʊn(ə)l]

US:  [.eɪ'toʊn(ə)l]

adj.

1.无调的,不成调的

2.无调性

1 . "Good for you, A. J" , she said. "You're experimenting in atonal compositions. "
“这对你有好处，A.J，”她说，“你是在尝试创作无调性的曲子吧。”

2 . It was more atonal and twelve-tone.
当时盛行的音乐大多无调，强调十二音律。

3 . I imagined it was some atonal piece from the late twentieth century, probably even something he wrote in college to prove his theories.
我猜想那是二十世纪末的某部无调性[5]作品，说不定就是他自己在大学里自己写的，用来证明他的那些理论。

4 . In other words, your spontaneous, visceral hatred of atonal music reflects your true, healthy, normal reaction to abstract art.
换句话说，你对于无调性音乐天然、生理的厌恶代表着你面对抽象艺术时真实、健康、正常的反应。

5 . But for the more musically literate vandal, an atonal barrage probably works better.
不过对那些在音乐上有点儿修养的坏蛋来说，不成调调连珠炮似的乐曲就会更奏效。