orotund

a. 朗朗的, 夸大的, 做作的

发音

UK /ˈɒɹə(ʊ)tʌnd/
其它
UK /ˈɔː-/
US /ˈɔɹə(ʊ)ˌtʌnd/

词形变化

orotunds 复数 orotunds more orotund 比较级 most orotund 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A voice characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    The quality of clarity, effectiveness, and power in speech or writing.

    废旧 不可数 可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.

  2. 2.

    Of writing, etc.: clear, effective, powerful.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    Of speech or writing: bombastic, pompous.

    贬义 引申义

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 8

round large pear-shaped bombastic declamatory rotund tumid turgid

近义相关 2

full rhetorical

词源

PIE word *h₁óh₃s The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin ōre rotundō (“with a round mouth; hence, clear; loud”) (whence English ore rotundo), possibly influenced by rotund (“having a curved, round, or spherical shape; (figurative) of sound: full and rich”). Ōre rotundō is composed of ōre (the ablative singular of ōs (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s (“mouth”)) + rotundō (the ablative singular of rotundus (“circular, round”) (possibly from rota (“wheel”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”)) + -undus (suffix forming adjectives)). The noun is derived from the adjective.

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