orotund
英 ['ɒrə(ʊ)tʌnd; 'ɔː-]
美['ɔrotʌnd]
- adj. 夸大的；做作的；朗朗的
词态变化
名词: orotundity;
中文词源
orotund 嗓音洪亮的
来自拉丁语ore rotundo,圆嘴，来自ore,嘴，词源同oral,rotundo,圆的，词源同round,rotate.引申词义嗓音洪亮的。
英文词源
- 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]
双语例句
- 1. "Stand up, please" she said in a orotund tone.
- “请起立”，她用洪亮的音调说。
来自辞典例句
- 2. An area disunity, is an orotund tone color that points three voice Districts different from volume.
- 所谓声区不统一, 就是指三个声区的声音音色和音量不一样.
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