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lilt

英 [lɪlt] 美 [lɪlt]

解释

n. 轻快的动作；轻快活泼的调子
vt. 轻快地动；唱轻快的调子；用欢快节奏唱
vi. 轻快地动；唱轻快的调子；用欢快节奏唱

※ 提供单词"lilt"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

lilt 抑扬顿挫

拟声词。

英文词源

lilt (v.): 1510s, "to lift up" (the voice), probably from late 14c. West Midlands dialect lulten "to sound an alarm," of unknown origin. Possible relatives include Norwegian lilla "to sing" and Low German lul "pipe." It is possible that the whole loose group is imitative. Sense of "sing in a light manner" is first recorded 1786. Related: Lilted; lilting. As a noun, 1728, "lilting song," from the verb. As "rhythmical cadence," 1840.

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例句和用法

1. Her voice is child-like, with a West Country lilt.: 她的声音如孩童般，带有英格兰西南部诸郡的那种抑扬顿挫。

2. Her voice had a soft Welsh lilt to it.: 她讲话的声音柔和而抑扬顿挫，有些威尔士口音。

3. There was a lilt in her voice which was new.: 她的声音里透出一种轻快活泼,这是以前没有的.

4. Sastri's speech was cultured and precise, with a Pakistan lilt.: 萨斯特利的话很有教养,相当准确, 略带巴基斯坦腔调.

5. She has a lilt to her voice.: 她说话的声调抑扬顿挫.