| 单词 | voice |
| 释义 | voice n. & v. --n 1. a sound formed in the larynx etc. and uttered by the mouth, esp. human utterance in speaking, shouting, singing, etc. (heard a voice; spoke in a low voice). b the ability to produce this (has lost her voice). 2. a the use of the voice; utterance, esp. in spoken or written words (esp. give voice). b an opinion so expressed. c the right to express an opinion (I have no voice in the matter). d an agency by which an opinion is expressed. 3. Gram. a form or set of forms of a verb showing the relation of the subject to the action (active voice; passive voice). 4. Mus. a a vocal part in a composition. b a constituent part in a fugue. 5. Phonet. sound uttered with resonance of the vocal cords, not with mere breath. 6. (usu. in pl.) the supposed utterance of an invisible guiding or directing spirit. --vtr. 1. give utterance to; express (the letter voices our opinion). 2. (esp. as voiced adj.) Phonet. utter with vibration of the vocal cords (e.g. b, d, g, v, z). 3. Mus. regulate the tone-quality of (organ-pipes). Phrases and idioms in voice (or good voice) in proper vocal condition for singing or speaking. voice-box the larynx. the voice of God the expression of God's will, wrath, etc. voice-over narration in a film etc. not accompanied by a picture of the speaker. voice-print a visual record of speech, analysed with respect to frequency, duration, and amplitude. voice vote US a vote taken by noting the relative strength of calls of aye and no. with one voice unanimously. Derivatives -voiced adj. voicer n. (in sense 3 of v.). Etymology: ME f. AF voiz, OF vois f. L vox vocis |
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