loud: [OE] The underlying meaning of loud is ‘heard, audible’ – for it goes back ultimately to an Indo-European *klu- ‘hear’ (source also of English listen). The past participial form based on this, *klūtós, passed into prehistoric West Germanic as *khluthaz, which has since differentiated into German laut, Dutch luid, and English loud. => listen
loud (adj.)
Old English hlud "noisy, making noise, sonorous," from West Germanic *khluthaz "heard" (cognates: Old Frisian and Old Saxon hlud, Middle Dutch luut, Dutch luid, Old High German hlut, German laut "loud"), from PIE past participle *klutos- (cognates: Sanskrit srutah, Greek klytos "heard of, celebrated," Armenian lu "known," Welsh clod "praise"), from root *kleu- "to hear" (see listen).
Application to colors first recorded 1849. The adverb is from Old English hlude, from Proto-Germanic *khludai (cognates: Dutch luid, German laut). Paired with clear since at least c. 1650.
雙語例句
1. There was a loud thump as the horse crashed into the van.
馬撞在貨車上發出砰的一聲巨響。
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2. Mr Jones received loud support from his local community.
瓊斯先生獲得了他所在社區民眾的熱烈支持。
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3. I've always had a loud mouth, I refuse to be silenced.
我一貫大聲說出自己的想法，不會迫於壓力而一言不發。
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4. The band was starting to play a fast, loud number.
樂隊奏起一首很大聲的快歌。
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5. There was a sound of loud voices from the kitchen.