resonator

IPA/ˈrezəneɪtə(r)/
IPA/ˈrezəneɪtər/

resonator — noun

  • resonatorsingular
  • resonatorsplural

1. a part or hollow piece that vibrates with a sound and makes it fuller or stronge

1.名詞C1
釋義

a part or hollow piece that vibrates with a sound and makes it fuller or stronger, often built into an instrument or speaker.

例句

Henry fitted a metal resonator under the banjo strings to give the note more depth.

collocation: metal resonator

The old radio cabinet's wooden resonator helped the small speaker sound fuller.

collocation: wooden resonator

同義詞
  • sound box

    more concrete and informal; often used for the hollow body of an instrument

  • resonance chamber

    more technical; stresses the hollow space that shapes the sound

  • sounding board

    usually a flat wooden part that spreads vibration rather than any resonating device

反義詞
  • damper

    reduces vibration and stops a sound from continuing strongly

  • muffler

    designed to quiet or soften sound instead of strengthening it

用法筆記

Usually names a built-in part of an instrument, speaker, or similar object, not a separate electronic machine. It often refers to the chamber or piece that strengthens sound by vibrating with it.

常見錯誤

❌The app turned the speaker into a resonator.
✅The app turned the speaker into an amplifier.
💡A resonator strengthens sound through its shape and vibration, not by electronically boosting the signal.