with a tone
装腔作势be affected or pretentious; strike a pose; put on airs
He reads with a tone.他装腔作势地念着。

His tone is rather unfriendly.他的口气很不友善。
I don't like your tone of voice.我不喜欢你说话的腔调。
The sentence should be read in a rising tone.这句话该读升调。
This violin has a very good tone.这把小提琴的音色很好。
He sings in a loud tone.他用高音调唱歌。
Her friendly opening speech set the tone for the whole conference.她友好的开幕词确定了整个会议的基调。
The lady has real tone.这位女士气度非凡。
These dreadful people bring down the tone of the neighborhood.这些讨厌的人败坏了这一地带的风气。

下面两个句子的意思相同:
He spoke in an angry tone.
He spoke in angry tones.
他以愤怒的语气说话。

tone还可用作动词,意思是“（颜色）调和, 增强, 以特殊腔调说, 配合, 定音调”。

［词源］＜拉丁语tonus＜希腊语tonos(声音)