单词 | voice |
释义 | Word Frequency voice(vɔɪs) noun 1. the sound made by the vibration of the vocal cords, esp when modified by the resonant effect of the tongue and mouth See also speech ▶ Related adjective: vocal2. the natural and distinctive tone of the speech sounds characteristic of a particular person nobody could mistake his voice 3. the condition, quality, effectiveness, or tone of such sounds a hysterical voice 4. the musical sound of a singing voice, with respect to its quality or tone she has a lovely voice 5. the ability to speak, sing, etc he has lost his voice 6. a sound resembling or suggestive of vocal utterance the voice of the sea the voice of hard experience 7. written or spoken expression, as of feeling, opinion, etc (esp in the phrase give voice to) 8. a stated choice, wish, or opinion or the power or right to have an opinion heard and considered to give someone a voice in a decision 9. a distinctive style of writing she writes with an unsentimental voice 10. an agency through which is communicated another's purpose, policy, etc such groups are the voice of our enemies 11. music a. musical notes produced by vibrations of the vocal cords at various frequencies and in certain registers a tenor voice b. (in harmony) an independent melodic line or part a fugue in five voices 12. phonetics the sound characterizing the articulation of several speech sounds, including all vowels or sonants, that is produced when the vocal cords make loose contact with each other and are set in vibration by the breath as it forces its way through the glottis 13. grammar a category of the verb or verbal inflections that expresses whether the relation between the subject and the verb is that of agent and action, action and recipient, or some other relation active (sense 5), passive (sense 5), middle (sense 5)14. obsolete rumour 15. (foll by of) obsolete fame; renown 16. in voice 17. out of voice 18. with one voice verb (transitive) 19. to utter in words; give expression to to voice a complaint 20. to articulate (a speech sound) with voice 21. music to adjust (a wind instrument or organ pipe) so that it conforms to the correct standards of tone colour, pitch, etc 22. to provide the voice for (a puppet or cartoon character) in an animated film Derived forms voicer (ˈvoicer) noun Word origin C13: from Old French voiz, from Latin vōx |
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