sonority

IPA/səˈnɒrəti/
IPA/səˈnɔːrəti/

sonority — 名詞

  • sonoritysingular
  • sonoritiesplural

1. the rich, full, and resonant quality that a sound carries, especially in music o

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釋義

渾厚音色

聲音深沉飽滿且具共鳴的特質

the rich, full, and resonant quality that a sound carries, especially in music or in a person's speaking or singing voice

例句

Yumi praised the warm sonority of the cellist's playing during the concert in Taipei.

Yumi 在台北那場音樂會中，盛讚那位大提琴家演奏時溫暖的渾厚音色。

the sonority of [musician/instrument] — describing rich tone quality

Old wooden churches were built to enhance the sonority of choral singing during services.

古老的木造教堂在建造時，就是為了讓禮拜中合唱的渾厚音色更加飽滿。

enhance/improve + sonority for acoustic settings

常見搭配
  • warm sonority
  • deep sonority
  • rich sonority
  • the sonority of the voice
  • lose its sonority
同義詞
  • resonance

    more general; refers to any sound that lingers or echoes, not necessarily rich or pleasant

  • richness

    informal alternative; less precise but more accessible in everyday descriptions of sound

  • fullness

    describes the bodied quality of a tone; often used together with 'sonority' in music criticism

反義詞
  • thinness

    describes a sound lacking body or depth, the opposite quality

文法句型

the sonority of [voice/instrument/sound]

rich/full/warm + sonority

用法筆記

Object is typically a musical instrument, singing voice, or speech delivery rather than ordinary noises. Frequently paired with adjectives describing depth or warmth ('rich', 'deep', 'warm', 'full') rather than loudness.

常見錯誤

The hammer made a loud sonority.
The hammer made a loud noise.
'sonority' describes a rich musical or vocal quality, not any loud sound.

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常用片語

  • rich in sonority
  • lack sonority
  • full of sonority
  • lose its sonority

介系詞搭配

  • of (something)
  • in (something)