| 词汇 | tin ear |
| 释义 | Idiom tin ear informal if someone has a tin ear, they do not have a natural ability to understand or enjoy music.Even to someone with a tin ear like mine, their singing sounded pretty awful. tin ear noun tone deafness US, 1935tin ear1. A lack of musical ability, especially in relation to proper pitch. Unfortunately, most karaoke singers have a tin ear. 2. The inability to recognize subtleties in language. Don't try to joke around with him—he has a tin ear and can't distinguish sarcasm. tin earFig. a poor ear for music; a poor hearing ability when it comes to music and distinguishing pitches. I think I had better not try to sing along with you. I have a tin ear and would ruin your performance. tin earAn insensitivity to conditions. The term, dating from the first half of the 1900s, was originally used for a person insensitive to music, in effect tone-deaf. In time, it was transferred to other kinds of insensitivity, as in “The President might also point out that BP is not on Americans’ most-trusted corporations list right now—partly because of its carelessness, partly because of its executive’s tin ear” (editorial, New York Times, June 12, 2010). |
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