hoarseness
hoarseness — 名詞
1. a condition that makes your voice rough, scratchy, or weak, usually resulting fr
聲音沙啞
喉嚨不適或過度用嗓導致的嗓音粗糙
a condition that makes your voice rough, scratchy, or weak, usually resulting from a cold, throat irritation, or overusing your vocal cords
After cheering at the match, Joaquín woke up with a bad case of hoarseness.
在比賽中大聲加油後，Joaquín 醒來時喉嚨嚴重沙啞。
cause: loud cheering leads to hoarseness
Vivek's hoarseness disappeared after he drank warm tea and rested his voice for a day.
Vivek 的沙啞狀況在喝了溫茶並讓聲音休息一天之後消失了。
remedy: rest and warm drinks
The teacher's hoarseness made it hard for students at the back to hear her.
老師的聲音沙啞，讓坐在後面的學生很難聽清楚她說話。
Two weeks of hoarseness prompted Sofia's doctor to check her vocal cords with a small camera.
持續兩週的沙啞促使 Sofia 的醫生用小型攝影機檢查她的聲帶。
Kasia complained of hoarseness every morning after her weekly choir practice.
Kasia 抱怨每週合唱團練習後，她早上都會聲音沙啞。
- raspiness
emphasises a more extreme, scraping quality in the voice
- croakiness
suggests a deep, frog-like sound; more informal
- roughness
a more general term for texture; not specific to voice
- clarity
used for a voice that is clear and easy to understand
用法筆記
Describes a symptom, not a disease; often used with 'have', 'suffer from', or 'experience'. The adjective form is 'hoarse' (e.g. 'I feel hoarse').