nasality
/neɪˈzæl.ə.ti/ (bre, ipa) · /neɪˈzæl.ə.t̬i/ (ame, ipa) · /nāˈzalətē -ətē, -i/ (ame, mw)
nasality — 名詞
1. the way a voice sounds when extra air passes out through the nose during speech,
鼻音
說話時氣流經鼻腔產生的聲音特質
the way a voice sounds when extra air passes out through the nose during speech, giving the speaker's tone a distinctive buzzing or muffled quality
The choir teacher told Iris to relax her tongue and reduce the nasality in her singing.
合唱團老師要 Iris 放鬆舌頭，減少她唱歌時的鼻音。
collocation: reduce the nasality
Listeners often recognise the singer by the gentle nasality of her voice.
聽眾常常憑那位歌手聲音中柔和的鼻音認出她。
collocation: the nasality of [someone]'s voice
Antonia's heavy cold gave her words a strong nasality for almost a week.
Antonia 重感冒，讓她講話帶有濃重的鼻音將近一週。
A speech therapist helped Aarav reduce the nasality that made his lectures hard to follow.
語言治療師幫助 Aarav 改善他讓講課難以聽懂的鼻音。
The radio host had a slight nasality that listeners found warm and familiar.
那位廣播主持人有著淡淡的鼻音，聽眾覺得溫暖又熟悉。
- twang
informal; suggests a sharper, more metallic nasal quality, often regional
- nasal tone
two-word equivalent; more descriptive than technical
文法句型
the nasality of [someone]'s voice
用法筆記
Uncountable in most uses; speakers commonly modify it with adjectives like 'slight', 'strong', or 'heavy' rather than counting instances.