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单词 overloud
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overloudadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlaʊd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlaʊd/
Forms: see over- prefix and loud adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, loud adj.
Etymology: < over- prefix + loud adj. Compare overloud adv. and the Germanic parallels cited at that entry.
Too loud; excessively loud.
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OE Harley Gloss. (1966) 81 Clamosa, oferhlud.
a1225 ( Rule St. Benet (Winteney) (1888) 41 Þe mynechena..ne beo oferlud [OE Corpus Cambr. oferhlyde] on hire stefene.
1568 G. Turberville tr. D. Mancinus Plaine Path to Perfect Vertue sig. Giiijv Let not thy voyce be ouerlowde, for that agrees not well.
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 619 Howbeit, in this exercise we must beware of over-loud vociferations and clamours.
a1822 P. B. Shelley Masque of Anarchy (1832) xvii. 9 Like a bad prayer not over loud, Whispering—‘Thou art Law and God!’
1899 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 340/2 I found his oratory somewhat overloud and emphatic for the small hall and limited attendance.
1954 H. Caplan Cicero's Ad Herennium 193 The Rhodian school opposed the overloud delivery of the Asiatic orators.
1997 Spy (N.Y.) Dec. 57/1 So, after a pause, we are treated to over-loud and uneasy laughter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overloudadv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlaʊd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlaʊd/
Forms: see over- prefix and loud adv.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, loud adv.
Etymology: < over- prefix + loud adv. Compare Middle Dutch overluut , adverb (Dutch overluid , adverb), Middle Low German ȫverlūt , adjective, Middle High German überlūt , adverb (German überlaut , adjective and adverb). Compare overloud adj.
= overloudly adv.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > [adverb] > too loudly
overloudOE
overloudly1863
OE tr. Chrodegang of Metz Regula Canonicorum (Corpus Cambr. 191) xlviii. 267 Ne sceal ma sealmas an cyrcan ofstlice singan, ne oferhlude, ne unendebyrdlice, ne ungemetlicum stefnum.
1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) iii. xii. sig. e.viii She cryed ouer lowde, helpe me knyghte for crystes sake.
1627 W. Hawkins Apollo Shroving i. i. 17 So that Boreas whistles ouerloud in their eares when they are retired to contemplation.
1819 J. H. Wiffen Aonian Hours 8 The breeze, which yet not murmurs overloud.
1880 E. Lee-Hamilton Gods, Saints & Men 119 So crow not overloud: My day at last has come.
1962 Language 38 71 Yeah was uttered overloud, from beginning to end.
1983 Amer. Speech 58 195 Consider OK spoken overloud with equal primary stress on each syllable, to signal enthusiastic acceptance and/or agreement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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