sibilant
英 ['s?b?l(?)nt]
美['s?b?l?nt]
- adj. 咝咝作聲的；發(fā)絲音的
- n. 齒擦音
GRE
中文詞源
sibilant 發(fā)咝咝聲的
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) sibilare,發(fā)咝咝聲，擬聲詞，-ant,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- sibilant (adj.)
- 1660s, from Latin sibilantem (nominative sibilans), present participle of sibilare "to hiss, whistle," possibly of imitative origin (compare Greek sizein "to hiss," Lettish sikt "to hiss," Old Church Slavonic svistati "to hiss, whistle"). Related: Sibilance; sibilation (1620s).
- sibilant (n.)
- "speech sound having a hissing effect," 1772, from sibilant (adj.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. the sibilant sound of whispering
- 竊竊私語(yǔ)聲
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room.
- 一時(shí)間房間里充滿了竊竊私語(yǔ)聲。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. With a sibilant hiss, the Things began to move.
- 藉由一聲絲絲作聲的噓聲, 事物開(kāi)始移動(dòng).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. To pronounce with a hissing sound ; make sibilant.
- 用初始的齒擦音發(fā)出.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)