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    sotto voce

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    sot·to vo·ce /ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃi $ ˌsɑːtoʊ ˈvoʊ-/ adverb formal  CQUIETin a very quiet voice, so that other people cannot easily hear 低声地，轻声地 ‘No, it was Daniel, ’ she continued, sotto voce. “不是的，是丹尼尔。”她继续说道，声音很轻。    Origin sotto voce (1700-1800) Italian “under the voice”
    sot·to vo·ce adverbChineseSyllable


    sotto voce
    sot‧to vo‧ce /ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃi $ ˌsɑːtoʊ ˈvoʊ-/ adverb formal
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: Italian
     Origin: __under the voice__
    in a very quiet voice, so that other people cannot easily hear:
        ‘No, it was Daniel,’ she continued, sotto voce.


    sotto voceBrE /ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃi/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsɑːtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/ 🔊 adverb (from Italian, formal) in a quiet voice so that not everyone can hear 小声地；轻声地▸ sotto voce adjective