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单词 stentor
释义

stentor

noun

sten·​tor ˈsten-ˌtȯr How to pronounce stentor (audio)
-tər
1
: a person having a loud voice
2
: any of a widely distributed genus (Stentor) of ciliate protozoans having a trumpet-shaped body with the mouth at the broad end and with the narrow end often attached to the substrate

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Stentōr Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War noted for his loud voice

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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