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单词 mellifluent
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Definition of mellifluent in English:

mellifluent

adjective mɛˈlɪflʊəntməˈlifləwənt
  • another term for mellifluous
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a result, a sense of mellifluent monotony is achieved and paired with an unmistakable improvisatory quality that characterizes most Greek folk music.
    • The variation in the music vividly brought out the union: for the ‘slokas’ that dealt with Parvathi, the music was mellifluent, and for those that described Siva, it was a bit rough with the beating of drums.
    • The playback singer, K. S. Chitra, lends her mellifluent voice to these songs, which include solos, duets and chorus.

Derivatives

  • mellifluence

  • noun mɛˈlɪflʊənsməˈlɪflʊəns
    • For their part, Kavitha and Priyanka, who are part of a line-up called Keesh, rendered two songs that had a rare mellifluence.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is the added tonal dimension that occurs when two chords momentarily share properties, so that the transition has greater depth and mellifluence.
      • At the same time, the speaker talks with a rich mellifluence that is no doubt the after effect of the tonal richness and elegant detailing.
      • To my ears the Barra pronunciation is much to be preferred, purely for its mellifluence.
      • Runs, trills, staccatos and legato lines - everything flows with mellifluence.

Origin

Early 17th century: from late Latin mellifluent-, from Latin mel, mell(i)- 'honey' + fluent- 'flowing' (from the verb fluere).

 
 

Definition of mellifluent in US English:

mellifluent

adjectiveməˈlifləwənt
  • another term for mellifluous
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The variation in the music vividly brought out the union: for the ‘slokas’ that dealt with Parvathi, the music was mellifluent, and for those that described Siva, it was a bit rough with the beating of drums.
    • The playback singer, K. S. Chitra, lends her mellifluent voice to these songs, which include solos, duets and chorus.
    • As a result, a sense of mellifluent monotony is achieved and paired with an unmistakable improvisatory quality that characterizes most Greek folk music.

Origin

Early 17th century: from late Latin mellifluent-, from Latin mel, mell(i)- ‘honey’ + fluent- ‘flowing’ (from the verb fluere).

 
 
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