sibilant

• adj. 噝噝作聲的；發絲音的
• n. 齒擦音

來自拉丁語 sibilare,發噝噝聲，擬聲詞，-ant,形容詞後綴。

sibilant (adj.)

1660s, from Latin sibilantem (nominative sibilans), present participle of sibilare "to hiss, whistle," possibly of imitative origin (compare Greek sizein "to hiss," Lettish sikt "to hiss," Old Church Slavonic svistati "to hiss, whistle"). Related: Sibilance; sibilation (1620s).

sibilant (n.)

"speech sound having a hissing effect," 1772, from sibilant (adj.).

1. the sibilant sound of whispering

竊竊私語聲

來自《權威詞典》

2. A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room.

一時間房間裏充滿了竊竊私語聲。

來自辭典例句

3. With a sibilant hiss, the Things began to move.

藉由一聲絲絲作聲的噓聲, 事物開始移動.

來自互聯網

4. To pronounce with a hissing sound ; make sibilant.

用初始的齒擦音發出.

來自互聯網