sonorous

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sonorous — 形容詞

  • sonorouspositive
  • more sonorouscomparative
  • most sonoroussuperlative

1. used for a voice or other sound that is full, low, and pleasing to hear

1.形容詞C2
釋義

渾厚

聲音低沉而悅耳

used for a voice or other sound that is full, low, and pleasing to hear

例句

When Antonia read the poem, her sonorous voice steadied the room.

當 Antonia 朗讀那首詩時，她渾厚的嗓音讓全場安定下來。

sonorous voice in formal public reading

A sonorous bell rang across the harbor at noon.

一陣渾厚的鐘聲在正午時分傳遍了港口。

sonorous + bell

常見搭配
  • sonorous voice
  • sonorous tones
  • sonorous bell
  • sonorous notes
  • sonorous chant
同義詞
  • resonant

    close in meaning, often stressing the way sound carries or echoes

  • rich

    more general and common for a full, pleasing sound

  • booming

    stresses loud power more than pleasant quality

反義詞
  • shrill

    describes a high, sharp sound rather than a low one

  • thin

    suggests weak sound with little depth

文法句型

sonorous + voice/tone/bell/notes

be sonorous

用法筆記

Most often used in careful or literary English for voices, bells, music, and public speech. It usually suggests a sound that is not only loud, but also deep and pleasing.

常見錯誤

The smoke alarm gave a sonorous beep.
The church bell gave a sonorous ring.
sonorous usually describes a rich, deep sound, not a thin or harsh one.
His sonorous filled the hall.
His sonorous voice filled the hall.
sonorous is an adjective, so it needs a noun such as voice, tone, or bell.

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常用片語

  • in a sonorous voice
  • a sonorous bell
  • sonorous notes