单词 | resonant |
释义 | resonant (once / 2023 pages) adj Resonant describes sound that is deep and rich. It also can mean deeply evocative. A resonant speech moves you by bringing to mind all that is good in the world: family, friends, laughter. Resonant comes from the Latin re, meaning again, and sonare, meaning to sound––or literally to sound again or echo. So resonant's meanings all have that sense of reverberating or echoing. Not only does it mean echoing or evoking meaning, but it also refers to sound that echoes through a room. Don't confuse the spellings of resonant (the adjective) and resonate (the verb). WORD FAMILYresonant: nonresonant, resonance, resonantly+/resonance: resonances USAGE EXAMPLESThe sentiment was certainly still resonant among certain people, however. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) It was a message, he suggested, that remains as resonant today as over the past seven decades. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) Former Exxon executives noted that he even fit the mold of a Texas oilman — physically imposing, with a resonant voice and a drawl. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj characterized by resonance a resonant voice Syn resonating, resounding, reverberating, reverberative reverberant having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected 2adj serving to bring to mind Syn evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent aware, mindful bearing in mind; attentive to |
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