susurration
susurration — 名詞
- susurrationsingular
- susurrationsplural
1. a quiet, continuous sound that resembles whispering — for example, the noise of
沙沙聲；低語
像耳語般輕柔的連續聲響
a quiet, continuous sound that resembles whispering — for example, the noise of wind passing through leaves, water flowing over stones, or a crowd speaking very softly
Théo listened to the soft susurration of the river from the bank.
Théo 在河岸邊傾聽河水輕柔的沙沙聲。
collocation: soft susurration of [natural sound]
A gentle susurration came from the crowd as the winner was announced.
得獎者公布時，人群中傳來一陣輕柔的沙沙聲。
collocation: gentle susurration from [source]
Amira could hear the susurration of wind through the bamboo outside her window.
Amira 待在窗前能聽見風穿過竹林的沙沙聲。
In the quiet forest, Ignacio could hear the susurration of leaves above his head.
寂靜的森林中，Ignacio 聽見頭頂上方樹葉的沙沙聲。
The only sound in the library was the susurration of pages being turned by readers.
圖書館裡唯一的聲響是讀者翻書的沙沙聲。
pattern: the susurration of [noun] [verb+ing]
- soft susurration
- gentle susurration
- faint susurration
- the susurration of voices
- the susurration of the wind
- the susurration of leaves
- the susurration of the crowd
- whisper
more concrete and personal — a whisper is produced by a person's voice, while susurration can be a natural or non-human sound
- murmur
slightly less formal and can refer to a soft human voice; susurration emphasises a continuous, almost musical quality
- rustle
specifically describes a dry, light sound made by leaves, paper, or fabric; narrower in scope than susurration
文法句型
the susurration of [something]
用法筆記
Frequently followed by an 'of'-phrase specifying the source of the sound (wind, leaves, voices, water). Almost exclusively used in literary or formal registers; uncommon in everyday conversation.
同根字
- susurrate動詞C2
- susurrous形容詞C2