| 单词 | in a whisper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin a whisper a. An act, or the action, of whispering, or speaking ‘under one's breath’; the low non-resonant quality of voice which characterizes this (esp. in in a whisper).In Phonetics (equivalently), Speech or vocal sound without the musical or resonant tone produced by vibration of the vocal cords; a ‘breath’ sound, as distinguished from ‘voice’ (see breath n. 8, voice n. 11); in strict use implying also contraction of the glottis: see also Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > whispering whisperingc975 roundingOE susurrationa1425 tutelingc1440 tittlinga1450 whistering1586 whisper1609 whisperation1710 whisht1773 the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [noun] > voiceless quality > whisper or wheeze whispering1849 whisper1877 wheeze1890 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xi. 9 The sea-mans Whistle Is as a whisper in the eares of death, Vnheard. View more context for this quotation 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §174 The Inward Voice or Whisper can neuer giue a Tone. 1758 S. Johnson Idler 17 June 81 Secrets which he always communicates in a whisper. 1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xxiii. 184 I heard him say..in an audible whisper,—which is a mode of speech very distressing and disagreeable to by-standers [etc.]. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 57 Conversing in low whispers. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xliv. 485 Mr. Weller delivered this..with great vehemence of whisper. 1864 A. Bain Senses & Intellect (ed. 2) i. iv. 319 In a whisper there is no musical sound. 1877 H. Sweet Handbk. Phonetics 5 Whisper in popular language simply means speech without voice. Phonetically whisper implies not merely absence of voice, but a definite contraction of the glottis. 1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men II. xxii. 127 ‘Mind, it's a secret.’ He lowered his voice to a whisper. < as lemmas |
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