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单词 sonorous
释义 sono·rous
\səˈnōrəs, -ˈnȯr-, ˈsänər-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin sonorus; akin to Latin sonus sound — more at sound
1.
 a. : producing sound (as when struck)
  < sonorous metals >
 b. : marked by or productive of loud sounds : noisy
  < a sonorous water fall >
2. : characterized by full or loud sound often with clear or rich tone, marked volume, or easy audibility
 < a herald chosen for his sonorous voice — J.G.Frazer >
3.
 a. : marked by imposing or impressive effect or style
  < the sonorous sureness of pure philosophy — J.P.Marquand >
 b. : marked by excessively heavy high-flown grandiloquent or self-assured effect or style
  < the cosmic poet, who indulges in vague generalities, magnificent and sonorous, about his universe — J.L.Lowes >
4. : having a high or an indicated degree of sonority or number of sounds evaluated for sonority
 < sonorous sounds like \ä\ and \ȯ\ >
 < one of the least sonorous of languages >
Synonyms: see resonant
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