单词 | murmur |
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音标 | ['mə:mə] |
解释 | v.柔声地说,喃喃而言 |
红宝书 | 【英】 v. 柔声地说,喃喃而言( to express in murmurs) 【考】 glimmer : dazzle / murmur : resound(微光和强光/低声说 和高声说)croon : sing / murmur : speak(低声唱和唱/低声说 和说) 【记】 象声词:mur-mur 【例】 the murmur of a distant brook |
字源 | murmur (n.) late 14c., "expression of discontent by grumbling," from Old French murmure "murmur, sound of human voices; trouble, argument" (12c.), noun of action from murmurer "to murmur," from Latin murmurare "to murmur, mutter," from murmur (n.) "a hum, muttering, rushing," probably from a PIE reduplicative base *mor-mor, of imitative origin (cognates: Sanskrit murmurah "crackling fire," Greek mormyrein "to roar, boil," Lithuanian murmlenti "to murmur"). Meaning "softly spoken words" is from 1670s. murmur (v.) late 14c., from Old French murmurer "murmur, grouse, grumble" (12c.), from murmur "rumbling noise" (see murmur (n.)). Related: Murmured; murmuring. |
不择手段背单词 | v. 喃喃而言; 嘟哝(低沉连续的、轻微、含糊不清的抱怨声音) 【记】象声词:"quot;么么"quot; 【类】glimmer: dazzle = murmur: resound微光和强光 = 低声说和高声说croon: sing = murmur: speak低声唱和唱 = 低声说和说 |
趣味全助记 | 【记】音:默默,默默地说,喃喃地说 |
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