binaural

/bɪˈnɔː.rəl/ (bre, ipa) · /bɪˈnɔːr.əl/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)bī-ˈnȯr-əl (ˌ)bi-/ (ame, mw)

binaural — 形容詞

  • binauralpositive
  • more binauralcomparative
  • most binauralsuperlative

1. Describes a way of capturing or reproducing sound where the listener's left and

1.形容詞C1
釋義

雙耳音訊

左右耳接收不同訊號以營造立體聽感的技術

Describes a way of capturing or reproducing sound where the listener's left and right ears receive separate signals, creating the impression that the sound surrounds them naturally.

例句

Mei-Lin put on binaural headphones and felt as if she sat inside the concert hall.

Mei-Lin 戴上雙耳音訊耳機，感覺自己彷彿坐在音樂廳裡。

attributive use: binaural headphones

The recording engineer used a binaural microphone to capture the orchestra with realistic depth.

錄音工程師用雙耳音訊麥克風錄製管弦樂團，營造出逼真的立體深度。

collocation: binaural microphone

同義詞
  • stereophonic

    broader term for any two-channel audio, without the specifically immersive headphone effect of binaural

  • spatial audio

    modern marketing term that covers binaural and other 3D sound techniques

反義詞
  • monaural

    uses a single channel, sending the same signal to both ears

文法句型

binaural + noun (recording, audio, headphones, microphone)

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively (before a noun) with technical audio terms such as 'recording', 'headphones', 'microphone', or 'audio'. A specialist term in sound engineering; in everyday conversation, people more often say 'spatial audio' or '3D sound'.

常見錯誤

❌His stereo speakers produce binaural sound.
✅His headphones produce binaural sound by sending different signals to each ear.
💡Binaural audio requires separate channels per ear; regular speakers blend the sound before it reaches the ears.

2. Relating to both ears working together as a pair to perceive sound and judge whe

2.形容詞B2
釋義

雙耳聽覺

兩耳共同作用以感知聲音方向

Relating to both ears working together as a pair to perceive sound and judge where it comes from.

例句

Hiroshi's hearing test measured how well his binaural processing located sounds in a noisy room.

Hiroshi 的聽力測試測量他的雙耳聽覺處理能力在嘈雜房間中定位聲源的效果。

collocation: binaural processing

Jorge's binaural hearing told him a van was coming from the right before he crossed.

Jorge 的雙耳聽覺告訴他一輛廂型車正從右邊駛來，於是他跨下路緣時及時停下腳步。

possessive + binaural hearing

同義詞
  • diotic

    technical synonym in audiology, much rarer in everyday use

  • two-eared

    literal and informal, rarely used in technical writing

反義詞

文法句型

binaural + noun (hearing, processing, cues, perception)

用法筆記

Used in audiology, biology, and psychology to describe the coordinated function of both ears. Unlike sense 1 (AUDIO TECHNOLOGY), this sense occasionally appears in predicative position (e.g., 'The hearing test was binaural'), though attributive use is still more common.

常見錯誤

❌Dogs have binaural hearing because they have two ears.
✅Dogs have binaural hearing because their brain compares input from both ears to locate sounds.
💡Having two ears is not the same as using them together for directional hearing.