单词 | sotto voce |
释义 | sotto voce[ sot-oh -voh-chee; Italian sawt-taw -vaw-che ] / ˈsɒt oʊ ˈvoʊ tʃi; Italian ˈsɔt tɔ ˈvɔ tʃɛ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sotto voce ON THESAURUS.COM adverbin a low, soft voice so as not to be overheard. Origin of sotto voceFirst recorded in 1730–40; from Italian adverb sottovoce, “in a low voice,” from sotto “under” + voce “voice” (see origin at voice) Words nearby sotto voceSoto, sotol, so to speak, sotted, sottish, sotto voce, SOTU, sou, souari nut, soubise, soubresaut Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sotto voce
British Dictionary definitions for sotto vocesotto voce / (ˈsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃɪ) / adverbin an undertone Word Origin for sotto voceC18: from Italian: under (one's) voice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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