| 单词 | stentorian |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [sten'tɔ:riən] |
| 解释 | a.(指声音)极响亮的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.(指声音)极响亮 的(extremely loud) 【考】 audible : stentorian / discernable : obvious(程度: 听得见到洪亮/ 分别得清到明显)反义词：faint(微弱 的) 【记】 希腊神话中的特洛伊 战争中的传令官Stent or,其声音极其洪亮 |
| 字源 | stentorian (adj.) "of powerful voice," c.1600, from Stentor, legendary Greek herald in the Trojan War, whose voice (described in the "Iliad") was as loud as 50 men. His name is from Greek stenein "groan, moan," from PIE imitative root *(s)ten-, source of Old English þunor "thunder." |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 指声音极响亮的 【记】源于荷马叙事诗中声音宏亮的传令官斯坦特Stentor, 他的声音极其洪亮. 【类】audible: stentorian = discernible: manifest[obvious] = comprehensible: lucid[pellucid]可听见的: 洪亮的 = 可辨别的: 明显的 = 可理解的: 明晰的(程度) 【反】faint(adj 衰弱的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源于Stentor，希腊史诗伊利亚特中一位的传令官，声音洪亮；形近 attention 西点军校喊一声 |
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