| 释义 |
Definition of stentor in English: stentornoun ˈstɛntəˈstentər 1literary A person with a powerful voice. Example sentencesExamples - When all six stentors are present, they take turns of ten minutes each; if for any reason only two are on duty, a half hour is the extreme required of one reader.
- The average radio collector may find this hard to believe or accept, but voice transmission broadcasting was not a child of the radio age and the first stentors were not found in the United States.
2Zoology
A sedentary trumpet-shaped single-celled animal that is widespread in fresh water. Genus Stentor, phylum Ciliophora, kingdom Protista Example sentencesExamples - This design may play a part in the marvelous ability of stentors to regenerate even when only a tiny fraction of the original individual is left intact.
- Often, stentors will attach the lower portion of their pod to debris and assume the trumpet shape illustrated above.
- Terry and Diana Lee in Room 409 Diana took the video, and Terry found the two stentors with multiple nuclei.
Origin Early 17th century: from Greek Stentōr, the name of a herald in the Trojan War. Definition of stentor in US English: stentornounˈstentər 1literary A person with a powerful voice. Example sentencesExamples - The average radio collector may find this hard to believe or accept, but voice transmission broadcasting was not a child of the radio age and the first stentors were not found in the United States.
- When all six stentors are present, they take turns of ten minutes each; if for any reason only two are on duty, a half hour is the extreme required of one reader.
2Zoology
A sedentary trumpet-shaped single-celled animal that is widespread in fresh water. Genus Stentor, phylum Ciliophora, kingdom Protista Example sentencesExamples - Terry and Diana Lee in Room 409 Diana took the video, and Terry found the two stentors with multiple nuclei.
- This design may play a part in the marvelous ability of stentors to regenerate even when only a tiny fraction of the original individual is left intact.
- Often, stentors will attach the lower portion of their pod to debris and assume the trumpet shape illustrated above.
Origin Early 17th century: from Greek Stentōr, the name of a herald in the Trojan War. |