monotonically
adverb uk/ˌmɒn.əˈtɒn.ɪk.li/ us/ˌmɑː.nəˈtɑː.nɪk.li/
(SOUND)
formal（说话）缺乏抑扬顿挫地
with the sound staying on the same note without going higher or lower when someone is speaking
Speak with expression, not monotonically. 说话要带着感情，不要一点抑扬顿挫都没有。
He speaks monotonically, with little intonation. 他说话语调单调，没有抑扬顿挫。
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- Auditory items were spoken monotonically by a female voice.
- He found that words spoken monotonically are more effective than face expressions seen in a film without sound.
- The user can select any of 63 different pitch levels, and have words spoken either monotonically or with intonation.
(QUANTITY)
mathematics specialized单调地，呈单调性
in a way that only ever increases, or only ever gets less
The average values of all variables change monotonically. 所有变量的平均值呈单调性变化。
The estimated genetic variance declines monotonically with age. 估计的遗传方差随着年龄的增长而单调下降。
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- Others have found that CO2 increases monotonically with income.
- You could also go back to that linearly, monotonically increasing kind of graph.