Tone deaf的意思
<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="His">His</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="he">he</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="careless">careless</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="insensitive">insensitive</span>, <span word="insensitive">insensitive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> “<span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>” <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="Tone">Tone</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="pitches">pitches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tones">tones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lows">lows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lilts">lilts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>, <span word="comments">comments</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="insensitive">insensitive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="lacking">lacking</span> <span word="empathy">empathy</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famine">famine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="starving">starving</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="replied">replied</span> <span word="casually">casually</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="innocently">innocently</span> <span word="too">too</span>: “<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>?”</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span>?</p>
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