| 单词 | ventriloquial | 
| 释义 | ventriloquialadj. 1.  Of sounds: Such as are produced by ventriloquism. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > 			[adjective]		 > speaking or appearing to speak from the abdomen > uttered as if from the abdomen ventriloquous1768 ventriloque1826 ventriloquial1836 ventriloquistic1853 ventriloqual1864 1836    C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 172  				The symphony..was soon afterwards followed by a faint kind of ventriloquial chirping. a1845    T. Hood Ode W. Kitchener viii  				Potent to hush all ventriloquial snarling. 1879    J. W. Boddam-Whetham Roraima & Brit. Guiana xiii. 152  				It was very delightful to hear one of them pouring forth his rich and ventriloquial notes.  2.  Of or belonging to, consisting of, ventriloquism. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > 			[adjective]		 > relating to ventriloquism ventriloquial1818 1818    in  A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews 		(1838)	 II. 452  				So well did he by his ventriloquial power imitate the voice of a child, without any movement of the natural organs of speech. 1838    C. Dickens Oliver Twist III. xl. 79  				‘A bad one’..growled Mr. Grimwig, speaking by some ventriloquial power, without moving a muscle of his face. 1865    Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Oct. 11  				His ventriloquial entertainment is..a clever piece of vocal imitation. 1875    F. Marryat Open Sesame I. x. 146  				Expecting to receive another proof of her ventriloquial skill. Derivatives  ventriˈloquially adv. ΚΠ 1893    R. Ganthony Pract. Ventriloquism 27  				Should Ventriloquial practice make your throat ache,..do not use it ventriloquially for a time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). <  | 
	
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