| 单词 | whisper-proof |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhisper-proof C1. attributive. Uttered in a whisper; in Phonetics, uttered without the vocal murmur, ‘breath’ (see breath n. 8); whisper-like, whisper-proof adjs. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > whispering > whispered whispered1567 breathed1579 whispering1599 whisper1626 underbreath1853 stage-whispered1941 1626 N. Breton Fantasticks in Wks. (1879) II. 6/2 The leaues of the trees are in whisper talkes. 1838 E. Guest Hist. Eng. Rhythms I. 9 It is..doubtful if there ever was a language which had its whisper letters perfect. 1838 E. Guest Hist. Eng. Rhythms I. 10 The whisper sounds of the two liquids l, r, constitute two distinct letters in Welsh. 1846 Proc. Philol. Soc. (1848) 3 4 The sound of th, whether whisper or vocal. 1876 Lanier in Atlantic Monthly (1899) LXXXIII. 799/1 I..inserted a whisper chorus..to prepare by its straining pianissimo for the outburst of jubilation. 1876 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 339 To ascertain whether..our boasted right of asylum was really whisper-proof. 1904 W. H. Hudson Green Mansions iii. 45 The mysterious melody began... It was uttered by the same being heard on former occasions..that low, whisper-like talking. 1964 J. C. Catford in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 37 What feels like breath..begins to sound more whisper~like at rates of flow above about 300 cl/sec. < as lemmas |
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