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Spotify has patented technology that will allow it to analyse your voice and suggest songs based on your "emotional state, gender, age, or accent".

The patent, which was filed in 2018 and granted on 12 January, would allow the streaming giant to "make observations" about a user's environment and emotions using speech recognition technology.

Spotify could then play music reflecting their mood or even their social setting - "e.g. alone, small group, party," according to the patent.

语言点

1. patent n. 专利 adj. 公开的(open) v. 得到……专利

2. analyse v. 分析

· paralyse v. 使瘫痪，使无力

3. A be based on/upon B A是基于B发展而来的

· Their relationship was based upon mutual respect.

他们之间的关系以相互尊重为基础。

4. file n. 文件 v. 提交

5. grant v. 给予

6. make observation 对……做出评论

· observation n. 评论(a comment about something you have noticed)

· I hope you wouldn't mind me making that observation.

希望你不介意我这么说。

7. reflect v. 反射；反映；反思

· 构词：前缀re-向回，词根flect-转

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