lilt

• n. 輕快的動作；輕快活潑的調子
• vt. 輕快地動；唱輕快的調子；用歡快節奏唱
• vi. 輕快地動；唱輕快的調子；用歡快節奏唱

擬聲詞。

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.

1. Her voice is child-like, with a West Country lilt.

她的聲音如孩童般，帶有英格蘭西南部諸郡的那種抑揚頓挫。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Her voice had a soft Welsh lilt to it.

她講話的聲音柔和而抑揚頓挫，有些威爾士口音。

來自《權威詞典》

3. There was a lilt in her voice which was new.

她的聲音裏透出一種輕快活潑,這是以前沒有的.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹

4. Sastri's speech was cultured and precise, with a Pakistan lilt.

薩斯特利 的話很有教養,相當準確, 略帶巴基斯坦腔調.

來自辭典例句

5. She has a lilt to her voice.

她說話的聲調抑揚頓挫.

來自辭典例句