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vocal

“Vocal”通常有两个基本含义:

  1. 和声音有关的,通常指人的声音,如在”vocal cord”(声带)中;
  2. 公开表达观点的,如在”He was very vocal about his opinions”(他坦率地表达了自己的观点)中。
  1. He is a vocal critic of the government. (他是政府的公开批评者。)
  2. She had surgery on her vocal cords. (她做了声带手术。)
  3. The teacher encouraged vocal participation in the class. (老师鼓励课堂上口头参与。)

“Vocal”的词根来自拉丁文 “vox”,意为 “voice”。 其他根源于 “vox” 的词:vocabulary(词汇),vocalize(发音)。

“Vocal”的构造:词根 “voc-” (表示声音)+ 后缀 “-al” (表示形容词)。

Vocal 这个词,原始的拉丁语形态是”vocalis”,意为”声音的,发声的”,源于”vox”,意为”声音”。

没有特别的单词变形。

你可以将 “vocal” 与 “voice”(声音)联系起来,以帮助记住。此外,也可以通过熟悉与 “vocal” 相关的词语,如 “vocabulary” 等。

Dave was always very quiet. But when a local park was threatened to be torn down, he became vocal. He wouldn’t let his favorite place disappear without a fight. (戴夫一直都很安静。但是,当一座本地公园面临被拆除的威胁时,他变得愿意发声。他不会让他最喜欢的地方默默地消失。)