aural

/ˈɔːrəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɔːrəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯr-əl/ (ame, mw)

aural — adjective

  • auralpositive
  • more auralcomparative
  • most auralsuperlative

1. connected with hearing, especially with receiving or learning something through

1.形容詞C1
釋義

connected with hearing, especially with receiving or learning something through sound.

例句

The choir teacher gave the class an aural test before lunch.

collocation: aural test

Jisoo learns songs faster from aural practice than from printed notes.

contrast: aural practice / printed notes

同義詞
  • auditory

    more scientific and medical, especially for body systems and processing

  • acoustic

    focuses more on sound as a physical effect or on room sound

  • hearing

    more everyday and usually limited to set phrases such as hearing loss

反義詞
  • visual

    relating to seeing rather than hearing

文法句型

aural skills

aural memory

aural test

用法筆記

Usually appears before nouns such as skills, memory, test, or cue. It is especially common when hearing is contrasted with visual learning or written material.

常見錯誤

❌We had an oral dictation test in the listening lab.
✅We had an aural dictation test in the listening lab.
💡Aural is about hearing; oral is about speaking or the mouth.