sibilant的意思

sibilant

英式音标['sɪbɪlənt]
美式英标['sɪbɪl(ə)nt]

基本解释

adj. 咝咝作声的；发丝音的

n. 齿擦音

中文词源

sibilant 发咝咝声的

来自拉丁语 sibilare,发咝咝声，拟声词，-ant,形容词后缀。

英文词源

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.).

实用例句

1. the sibilant sound of whispering: 窃窃私语声

2. A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room.: 一时间房间里充满了窃窃私语声。

3. With a sibilant hiss, the Things began to move.: 藉由一声丝丝作声的嘘声, 事物开始移动.

4. To pronounce with a hissing sound ; make sibilant.: 用初始的齿擦音发出.

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