“生人语调”（peoplevoice）指人们在跟陌生人或者自己不太熟悉的人说话时的语调。“生人语调”一般都不自觉地比正常语调要显得快乐、更友好也更甜美，而且声调通常也比较高。人们在接电话或者在零售业工作的时候会用这种语调说话。例句She so used her people voice when she was talking to that customer over there. Did you hear how sweet she was? She never sounds like that normally!她在那边跟顾客说话的时候生人语调多明显啊。你听到了吧，多甜啊。她平时从来不这样说话的！