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sonorous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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so·nor·ous /ˈsɒnərəs, səˈnɔːrəs $ səˈnɔːrəs, ˈsɑːnərəs/ adjective literary  Chaving a pleasantly deep loud sound 声音洪亮的 a sonorous voice 洪亮的嗓音sonorously adverb
Examples from the Corpus
sonorousIt was not the breathing of a seventeen-year-old, that's for sure, but something more sonorous.His voice was sonorous, and long, flourished sentences came from his mouth perfectly formed.I take a stroll in the sonorous gardens.From time to time in the Life, he describes Johnson's voice as manly, or deep, or sonorous, or loud.This year a mere sprat of a northern lass won my heart playing hers out on a mighty and sonorous trombone.The outer door was open this time and a sonorous voice responded to his knock.And then there was the music, which would sound far more ample and sonorous when played indoors.
Origin sonorous (1600-1700) Latin sonorus
so·nor·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
sound pleasantly having a deep loud Corpus


sonorous
sonorous /ˈsɒnərəs, səˈnɔːrəs $ səˈnɔːrəs, ˈsɑːnərəs/ adjective literary
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: sonorus
having a pleasantly deep loud sound:
    a sonorous voice
—sonorously adverb


son·or·ousBrE /ˈsɒnərəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɑːnərəs/ 🔊 adjective (formal) having a pleasant full deep sound 雄浑的;浑厚的a sonorous voice浑厚的嗓音 son·or·ity BrE /ˈnɒrəti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɔːrəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] the rich sonority of the bass男低音饱满浑厚的音色 son·or·ous·ly BrE /ˈsɒnərəsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɑːnərəsli/ 🔊 adverb