单词 | vox |
释义 | voxn.1 The voice.Not fully naturalized in English. Chiefly with contextual reference to the use of the Latin word or in allusion to various Latin phrases, esp. vox populi (see vox populi n.). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [noun] reirdOE voicec1330 stevenc1369 sound1385 laita1400 lively voice1532 pipe1567 live voice1610 vocalities1667 squall1725 vox1869 Hobson's choice1937 1869 Punch 27 Mar. 124/2 Bidding him [sc. Little Boy Ballot] bring out his musical box, That echoes the notes of the popular vox. 1947 Sat. Night (Toronto) 13 Sept. 4/4 Of all sad words you hear or see From the pen, or the human vox, The saddest are these: ‘It used to be In my safety deposit box.’ 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Mar. (Final ed.) d9 The vox apparently thinks the populi are more worried than they are about not saving enough. 2008 T. Blanning Triumph of Music i. 45 During Beethoven's last years, the vox of the populi was not so much calling as shrieking for Italian opera. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). voxn.2 Music. colloquial. With plural agreement. In popular music, esp. rock: vocals, voice. Cf. vocal n. 4b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [noun] > vocal part in music voice1593 voice part1869 vocal1928 vox1974 1974 P. Hammill Silent Corner & Empty Stage (record sleeve notes) Performers... Ego: Acoustic + electric guitars, assorted pianos,..oscillator and vox. 1990 Boston Phoenix 27 Apr. b21/8 (advt.) Keyboard player w/lead or back-up vox looking for pop..band. 1996 Raygun Nov. 28 What can't possibly be ignored is Quinn's deep charcoal larynx, his maverick matinee idol vox. 2003 Kitchen Sink Winter 24/2 The vox are right in your ear, mix-wise, and Bejar is up for it. 2013 Daily Record & Sunday Mail (Nexis) 15 Sept. (Features section) 9 Think Daft Punk meets Talking Heads with David Bowie on backing vox and you're somewhere close. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.11869n.21974 |
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