whisper
翻译
耳语, 低语, 私下说
例句
She whispered a secret in his ear.
她在他的耳边低声说了一个秘密。
The wind whispered through the trees.
风在树林中沙沙作响。
语法模式
((to sb.)) ((sth.)) 向(某人)低声说(某事)。 She whispered a secret to him.
((that ...)) 低声说... He whispered that he was leaving.
近义词
同义词: murmur, mutter (低语); 反义词: shout, yell (喊叫)
词源
源自古英语“hwisprian”,属于拟声词,模仿耳语的声音。
记忆技巧
“whisper”中的“wh”和“sp”音模仿了耳语时柔和、带呼吸的声音。