英语词汇“punch's voice”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Punch's voice n. (also Punch voice) [after French voix de Polichinelle (1782 or earlier in the passage translated in quot. 1783)] (a) the distinctive voice used for the character Punch, described as rasping, nasal, or squeaky and usually produced by means of a device known as a swazzle; †(b) Medicine a tone of voice resembling this, as a sign of disease (obsolete rare).

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1783 tr. J.-J. Rousseau Confessions I. 34 We counterfeited in our throat Punch's voice, to act these charming comedies.

1850 Lancet 16 Feb. 199/1 Sometimes it [sc. egophony] appears like Punch's voice, and hence the French writers have called it la voix de Polichinelle.

1894 G. M. Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. Punch's Voice, a peculiar bell-like, or ringing tone of voice, like that assumed by Punch in the Punch and Judy shows. It is sometimes heard among the insane.

1927 Musical Q. 13 530 He [sc. the 17th-century Italian comedian Domenico Biancolelli] had a vocal defect that gave a parrot-like quality to his speech. This is doubtless the origin of the traditional Punch voice, whose screech is still occasionally heard piercing through the street-noises of London.

1945 D. L. Murray Folly Bridge 84 Affecting to lay down the law about singing—with that Punch's voice of his!—to the organist of New College.

2003 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 14 June 9 Sometimes my gums bleed when I do Punch's voice—it's like doing a 20-mile run.

单词	punch's voice
释义	> as lemmas Punch's voice Punch's voice n. (also Punch voice) [after French voix de Polichinelle (1782 or earlier in the passage translated in quot. 1783)] (a) the distinctive voice used for the character Punch, described as rasping, nasal, or squeaky and usually produced by means of a device known as a swazzle; †(b) Medicine a tone of voice resembling this, as a sign of disease (obsolete rare). ΚΠ 1783 tr. J.-J. Rousseau Confessions I. 34 We counterfeited in our throat Punch's voice, to act these charming comedies. 1850 Lancet 16 Feb. 199/1 Sometimes it [sc. egophony] appears like Punch's voice, and hence the French writers have called it la voix de Polichinelle. 1894 G. M. Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. Punch's Voice, a peculiar bell-like, or ringing tone of voice, like that assumed by Punch in the Punch and Judy shows. It is sometimes heard among the insane. 1927 Musical Q. 13 530 He [sc. the 17th-century Italian comedian Domenico Biancolelli] had a vocal defect that gave a parrot-like quality to his speech. This is doubtless the origin of the traditional Punch voice, whose screech is still occasionally heard piercing through the street-noises of London. 1945 D. L. Murray Folly Bridge 84 Affecting to lay down the law about singing—with that Punch's voice of his!—to the organist of New College. 2003 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 14 June 9 Sometimes my gums bleed when I do Punch's voice—it's like doing a 20-mile run. extracted from Punchn.⁵ < as lemmas
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