sibilant
英 ['sɪbɪl(ə)nt]
美 ['sɪbɪlənt]
GRE
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。
- 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.).
- 1. the sibilant sound of whispering
- 窃窃私语声
来自《权威词典》
- 2. A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room.
- 一时间房间里充满了窃窃私语声。
来自辞典例句
- 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.
来自互联网
- 4. To pronounce with a hissing sound ; make sibilant.
- 用初始的齿擦音发出.
来自互联网
