| 单词 | mellifluous |
| 释义 | mellifluous adjective formaluk/melˈɪf.lu.əs/us/melˈɪf.lu.əs/having apleasantandflowingsound: 声音甜美的；圆润流畅的adeepmellifluousvoice浑厚悦耳的嗓音 the mellifluoussoundof thecello大提琴甜美圆润的乐音 Synonyms dulcetliterary honeyedtones/words/voice sweet Describing qualities of sound
Examplesofmellifluousmellifluous A vocal delivery that might seem haughty or conceited, toomellifluousor elegant, excessively 'musical', or calculated to please others must be avoided. From theCambridge English Corpus There themellifluousvoices of choirboys, the harmony of improvised polyphony, and the cadences of locally composed plainchant incited the populace to veneration. From theCambridge English Corpus The soloist typically sings over repeated semiquaver viola figures - there are no violins - at the upper, moremellifluousend of his range. From theCambridge English Corpus The writing for the choruses is intricate,mellifluous, and delicate, accompanied with shimmering music in the orchestra. From theCambridge English Corpus The singing is impressive; vocal lines are challenging, athletic rather thanmellifluous, often very high and requiring sharp characterization. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, hismellifluous, mesmerizing style of poetic oral delivery did not transcribe well into written presentations - and most of his essays have their origin in such transcriptions. From theCambridge English Corpus It was charming andmellifluousas always—a speech which was explanatory, deprecatory, mitigatory and consolatory, yet to me, at any rate, not wholly satisfactory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that they have beenmellifluous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a generalmellifluouscooing of agreement about this proposal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that it will be as attractive in writing as hismellifluousway of putting it, even at this late hour and even for me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His words now aremellifluousand moderate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It lists bee disease, bees' weakened immunity to pathogens and parasites, climate change - you could bet that one would be in here - and the disappearance ofmellifluousflora. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It wasmellifluousand beautifully delivered—and it was full of the compassion for the poor of all races and creeds which we know he has had all his life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Sentences poured forth inmellifluousconstructions complicated enough to test the listeners intelligence and simultaneously leave him transfixed by the speaker's virtuosity. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An alternate categorization can also classify the music as either soft andmellifluousor hard and edgy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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