sotto voce
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌsɒt.əʊ ˈvəʊ.tʃeɪ]
- 美式音标 [ˌsɑː.t̬oʊ ˈvoʊ.tʃeɪ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adv. (意)低聲地;音調甚低地
英汉例句
- For long, Mr Mashai's critics have expressed their fears sotto voce.
長期以來,馬沙伊先生的批評家們衹是私下表示他們的害怕。 - Later, they found ways to deliver notes and also used sotto voce comments when possible.[21]
後來,他們想出了方法傳遞紙條。 在有可能的情況下,他們也會壓低聲音彼此溝通。 - The story always told about him sotto voce, whether true or not, was that he worked his way up through the security services filming people in love nests.
不知是不是真的,一件傳聞是他通過自己的職權讓安全衛隊的人員對在人們在愛巢中纏緜的場景進行錄影,人們對此事縂是竊竊私語。 - If so, some Chicagoans are asking a different question sotto voce: does it matter?
ECONOMIST: A hugely successful mayor begins to be bothered by scandal - Even so, many whites grumble sotto voce that incompetent blacks are being promoted beyond their abilities.
ECONOMIST: South Africa's black empowerment - If that is not possible, the alternative is another inconclusive election and more political directions, sotto voce, from the generals.
ECONOMIST: Turkey
雙語例句
權威例句
英英字典
- (said) in a quiet voice so that only people near can hear
- If you say something sotto voce, you say it in a soft voice.