sotto voce
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌsɒt.əʊ ˈvəʊ.tʃeɪ]
- 美式音标 [ˌsɑː.t̬oʊ ˈvoʊ.tʃeɪ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adv. (意)低声地;音调甚低地
英汉例句
- For long, Mr Mashai's critics have expressed their fears sotto voce.
长期以来,马沙伊先生的批评家们只是私下表示他们的害怕。 - Later, they found ways to deliver notes and also used sotto voce comments when possible.[21]
后来,他们想出了方法传递纸条。 在有可能的情况下,他们也会压低声音彼此沟通。 - The story always told about him sotto voce, whether true or not, was that he worked his way up through the security services filming people in love nests.
不知是不是真的,一件传闻是他通过自己的职权让安全卫队的人员对在人们在爱巢中缠绵的场景进行录影,人们对此事总是窃窃私语。 - If so, some Chicagoans are asking a different question sotto voce: does it matter?
ECONOMIST: A hugely successful mayor begins to be bothered by scandal - Even so, many whites grumble sotto voce that incompetent blacks are being promoted beyond their abilities.
ECONOMIST: South Africa's black empowerment - If that is not possible, the alternative is another inconclusive election and more political directions, sotto voce, from the generals.
ECONOMIST: Turkey
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- (said) in a quiet voice so that only people near can hear
- If you say something sotto voce, you say it in a soft voice.