英語單詞

clamor是什麽意思

clamor

英 ['klæmə] 美
  • n. 喧鬧,叫嚷;大聲的要求
  • vi. 喧嚷,發喧囂聲;持續地喊聲
  • vt. 喧嚷著說出

助記提示


1. clam- + -or.
2. => "a shout, a loud call" (either friendly or hostile).

中文詞源


clamor 大聲的要求

來自claim,聲稱,要求。

英文詞源


clamor (n.)
late 14c., from Old French clamor "call, cry, appeal, outcry" (12c., Modern French clameur), from Latin clamor "a shout, a loud call" (either friendly or hostile), from clamare "to cry out" (see claim (v.)).
clamor (v.)
late 14c., from clamor (n.). Related: Clamored; clamoring.

雙語例句


1. The clamor of traffic has receded to a distant murmur.
車輛的喧鬧聲已漸漸遠去,變得模糊起來。

來自柯林斯例句

2. There was a clamor of voices outside the office.
辦公室外有人吵吵嚷嚷。

來自辭典例句

3. The clamor of the traffic gave me a headache.
交通的噪聲使我頭疼.

來自辭典例句

4. The clamor did not subside so simply.
喧鬧沒有那麽容易地消散.

來自辭典例句

5. Zefter reeled as if she were intoxicated, overwhelmed by the clamor and congestion.
澤弗特爾搖搖晃晃地走著,好象喝醉了酒似的.她已經被嘈雜的聲音和擁擠的人群鬧得暈頭轉向了.

來自辭典例句

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