英汉词典

sound 基本解释

• vt. 听（诊）；测量，测…深；使发声；试探；宣告
• n. 声音，语音；噪音；海峡；吵闹；听力范围；[医] 探条
• adj. 健全的，健康的；合理的；可靠的；有效彻底的
• adv. 彻底地，充分地
• vi. 听起来；发出声音；回响；测深

sound 词态变化

sound 中文词源

来自古法语 son,声音，来自拉丁语 sonus,声音，来自 PIE*swen,发声，词源同 sonic,consonant. 引申诸相关词义。插入字母 d.

来自中古英语 sound,来自古英语 sund,完整的，健康的，来自 Proto-Germanic*sundaz,健康的， 来自 PIE*swent,*swen,健康的，词源同 sane,gesundheit.引申诸相关词义。

来自古英语 sund,海峡，海湾，狭窄水域，游泳能穿过的水域，来自 Proto-Germanic*sunda, 游泳，来自 PIE*swem,游泳，词源同 swim.字母 m,n 音变，比较 simple,single.

词源不确定，可能来自 subundare,测水深，来自 sub-,在下，unda,水，词源同 undulate,water. 或来自 sound,声音，发声，听起来。引申比喻义试探，调查。

sound 英文词源

sound

sound: English has no fewer than four distinct words sound. The oldest, ‘channel, strait’ [OE], originally meant ‘swimming’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic *sundam, a derivative of the base *sum-, *swem- ‘swim’ (source of English swim). The sense ‘channel’ was adopted from a related Scandinavian word (such as Danish sund) in the 15th century. Sound ‘undamaged’ [12] is a shortened version of Old English gesund, which went back to prehistoric West Germanic *gasundaz, a word of uncertain origin.

Its modern relatives, German gesund and Dutch gezond ‘well, healthy’, retain the ancestral prefix. Sound ‘noise’ [13] comes via Anglo-Norman soun from Latin sonus ‘sound’, a relative of Sanskrit svan- ‘make a noise’. Amongst the Latin word’s many other contributions to English are consonant, dissonant [15], resonant [16], sonata [17] (via Italian), sonorous [17], and sonnet. Sound ‘plumb the depths’ [14] (as in sounding line) comes via Old French sonder from Vulgar Latin *subundāre, a compound verb formed from Latin sub- ‘under’ and unda ‘wave’ (source of English undulate).
=> swim; consonant, dissonant, resonant, sonata, sonnet, sonorous; surround, undulate

sound (n.1)

"noise, what is heard, sensation produced through the ear," late 13c., soun, from Old French son "sound, musical note, voice," from Latin sonus "sound, a noise," from PIE *swon-o-, from root *swen- "to sound" (cognates: Sanskrit svanati "it sounds," svanah "sound, tone;" Latin sonare "to sound;" Old Irish senim "the playing of an instrument;" Old English geswin "music, song," swinsian "to sing;" Old Norse svanr, Old English swan "swan," properly "the sounding bird").

The terminal -d was established c. 1350-1550 as part of a tendency to add -d- after -n-. First record of sound barrier is from 1939. Sound check is from 1977; sound effects is 1909, originally live accompaniments to silent films.

The experts of Victor ... will ... arrange for the synchronized orchestration and sound effects for this picture, in which airplane battles will have an important part. ["Exhibitor's Herald & Moving Picture World," April 28, 1928]

sound (adj.)

"free from special defect or injury," c. 1200, from Old English gesund "sound, safe, having the organs and faculties complete and in perfect action," from Proto-Germanic *sunda-, from Germanic root *swen-to- "healthy, strong" (cognates: Old Saxon gisund, Old Frisian sund, Dutch gezond, Old High German gisunt, German gesund "healthy," as in the post-sneezing interjection gesundheit; also Old English swið "strong," Gothic swinþs "strong," German geschwind "fast, quick"), with connections in Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic. Meaning "right, correct, free from error" is from mid-15c. Meaning "financially solid or safe" is attested from c. 1600; of sleep, "undisturbed," from 1540s. Sense of "holding accepted opinions" is from 1520s.

sound (v.2)

"fathom, probe, measure the depth of," mid-14c. (implied in sounding), from Old French sonder, from sonde "sounding line," perhaps from the same Germanic source that yielded Old English sund "water, sea" (see sound (n.2)). Barnhart dismisses the old theory that it is from Latin subundare. Figurative use from 1570s.

sound (n.2)

"narrow channel of water," c. 1300, from Old Norse sund "a strait, swimming," or from cognate Old English sund "act of swimming, stretch of water one can swim across, a strait of the sea," both from Proto-Germanic *sundam-, from *swum-to-, suffixed form of Germanic root *swem- "to move, stir, swim" (see swim (v.)).

sound (v.1)

early 13c., sounen "to be audible, produce vibrations affecting the ear," from Old French soner (Modern French sonner) and directly from Latin sonare "to sound" (see sonata). From late 14c. as "cause something (an instrument, etc.) to produce sound." Related: Sounded; sounding.

sound 词组搭配

sound 英文释义

1. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause;

"the sound of rain on the roof"

"the beautiful sound of music"

2. the subjective sensation of hearing something;

"he strained to hear the faint sounds"

3. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium;

"falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"

4. the sudden occurrence of an audible event;

"the sound awakened them"

5. the audible part of a transmitted signal;

"they always raise the audio for commercials"

6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

7. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

8. a large ocean inlet or deep bay;

"the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

sound 同义词解析

healthy, sound, robust, well, strong, vigorous, sturdy, tough, wholesome, fit

这些形容词均含"健康的，强健的"之意。

healthy： 指身体无病，也可指身心健全、正常的。

sound： 侧重身体各部分或器官没有病，无任何缺陷，即健康。

robust： 强调身体强健。

well： 仅指没有疾病，但不一定很健康。

strong： 既指体格健壮，又指体力或精神上的力量。

vigorous： 指人强健有力，精力充沛。

sturdy： 侧重于结实的体格。

tough： 着重指人的体格健壮。

wholesome： 多指能给人留下身体健康、思想健全或品德良好等印象。

fit： 既可指健壮又可指健全无病。

noise, sound, voice

这些名词均含"声音"之意。

noise： 通常指不悦耳的、令人烦恼的嘈杂声，隐含贬义。

sound： 普通用词，含义笼统，指人们能听到的各种声音，无褒贬色彩。

voice： 指人说话或唱歌时发出的声音。

sound 双语例句

1. This may sound trivial, but I assure you it is quite important!

这听上去也许微不足道，但是，相信我，它十分重要！

来自柯林斯例句

2. "Does it sound like music?" — "I wouldn't go that far."

“这听上去像音乐吗？”——“我可不那样认为。”

来自柯林斯例句

3. He did not sound as if he believed her.

他听起来似乎并不相信她。

来自柯林斯例句

4. There was a splintering sound as the railing gave way.

围栏倒下时发出了断裂的声音。

来自柯林斯例句

5. I think it'sfair to say that it didn't sound quite right.

我想应该说那听起来可不太对。

来自柯林斯例句

sound 实用场景例句

a high/low sound

高的 / 低的声音

牛津词典

a clicking/buzzing/scratching, etc. sound

咔嗒咔嗒、嗡嗡、嚓嚓等的声音

牛津词典

the different sounds and smells of the forest

森林里的各种声音、各种气息

牛津词典

She heard the sound of footsteps outside.

她听见外面有脚步声。

牛津词典

Peter heard the sound of gunfire...

彼德听见了枪炮声。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound...

莉莎实在吓坏了，不敢弄出一点声音来。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound.

这架飞机的速度将是音速的两倍。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She went and turned the sound down...

她去把音量关小了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.

激光唱片极大地提高了录音的音质。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound...

他们的音乐风格开始表现出一种强烈的灵乐特色。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He's got a unique sound and a unique style.

他的音乐风格独具特色。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office...

丹尼尔办公室里的蜂音器响了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A young man sounds the bell to start the Sunday service.

一个年轻人鸣钟宣布周日的礼拜开始了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt...

坎特伯雷大主教就第三世界的债务问题向欧洲的领导人发出了警告。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Others consider the move premature and have sounded a note of caution...

其他人认为采取这个行动为时尚早，对此提出了警告。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They heard what sounded like a huge explosion...

他们听见一声爆炸般的巨响。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence...

在那片寂静之中，铰链吱吱嘎嘎的声音听起来很响。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She sounded a bit worried...

她的语气里有一点担心。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Murphy sounds like a child...

墨菲的口气像个孩子。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?...

听起来这个主意很不错，真的能行吗？

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake...

听起来他们似乎犯下了一个可怕的错误。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Here's a new idea we liked the sound of...

这是个新想法，我们一听就喜欢。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I don't like the sound of Toby Osborne...

我不喜欢托比·奥斯伯恩的那一套。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

When we bought the house, it was structurally sound...

我们买下这栋房子的时候，它的结构还非常坚固。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas...

尽管这辆汽车基本状况良好，我还是担心一些地方不够安全。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets...

他们都是受过训练的营养学家，能够在饮食方面提出合理的建议。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound...

一定要从财务状况良好的保险公司购买保险。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I am not sure that this is sound democratic practice...

我不能肯定这是正确的民主行为。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I think the idea of secularism is a very sound one...

我认为现世主义的观点非常正确。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She had woken me out of a sound sleep.

她把我从酣睡中叫醒。

柯林斯高阶英语词典