sibilant
의미: Having or producing a hissing sound, particularly the sounds associated with the letters s, z, sh, and zh in speech.
Sibilant is both a linguistic technical term and a literary descriptor. In phonetics, sibilants are a class of fricative consonants characterised by a high-frequency hissing quality. In creative and critical writing, the word evokes whispering, secrecy, or menace — 'sibilant whispers,' 'a sibilant warning.' Poets and novelists use it to suggest stealth, serpentine movement, or quiet threat. The word itself is pleasingly onomatopoeic.
예문
- The sibilant hiss of the espresso machine punctuated the murmur of conversation in the cafe. 浓缩咖啡机嘶嘶的声音打断了咖啡馆里的低语交谈。El sibilante siseo de la máquina de café puntuaba el murmullo de la conversación en el local.エスプレッソマシンのシューという音が、カフェのざわめきに句読点を打った。에스프레소 머신의 쉬쉬거리는 소리가 카페의 대화 웅성거림에 구두점을 찍었다.
- She leaned close and delivered a sibilant rebuke that only he could hear. 她凑过去,发出一声只有他才能听到的嘶嘶的斥责。Se acercó y le dirigió una sibilante reprimenda que solo él pudo oír.彼女は身を寄せ、彼にしか聞こえないシューという叱責をした。그녀는 몸을 가까이 기울여 그만 들을 수 있는 쉬쉬거리는 질책을 던졌다.
- The poem's sibilant repetitions — 'silence,' 'softness,' 'sinking' — create an atmosphere of uneasy calm. 诗中反复出现的嘶音——'silence(寂静)''softness(柔和)''sinking(沉没)'——营造出一种不安的平静氛围。Las repeticiones sibilantes del poema — 'silence', 'softness', 'sinking' — crean una atmósfera de calma inquietante.詩の中の歯擦音の反復——「silence」「softness」「sinking」——が、不穏な静けさの雰囲気を作り出している。시에서 치찰음의 반복 — 'silence', 'softness', 'sinking' — 은 불안한 고요의 분위기를 자아낸다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: literary, academic, linguistics
어조: descriptive
기원과 역사
From Latin sibilantem (hissing), from sibilare (to hiss, whistle). Entered English in the mid-17th century as a phonetic term; literary usage followed in the 18th century.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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