orotund
英 ['?r?(?)t?nd; '??-]
美['?rot?nd]
- adj. 夸大的；做作的；朗朗的
GRE
詞態變化
名詞:?orotundity;
中文詞源
orotund 嗓音洪亮的
來自拉丁語ore rotundo,圓嘴，來自ore,嘴，詞源同oral,rotundo,圓的，詞源同round,rotate.引申詞義嗓音洪亮的。
英文詞源
- orotund (adj.)
- 1792, from Latin ore rotundo "in well-rounded phrases," literally "with round mouth" (see ore rotundo).
The odd thing about the word is that its only currency, at least in its non-technical sense, is among those who should most abhor it, the people of sufficient education to realize its bad formation; it is at once a monstrosity in its form & a pedantry in its use. [Fowler]
雙語例句
- 1. "Stand up, please" she said in a orotund tone.
- “請起立”，她用洪亮的音調說。
來自辭典例句
- 2. An area disunity, is an orotund tone color that points three voice Districts different from volume.
- 所謂聲區不統一, 就是指三個聲區的聲音音色和音量不一樣.
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