audible
英 ['ɔːdɪb(ə)l]
美 ['ɔdəbl]
語源
英語の語源
- audible
- audible: [16] Audible is one of a wide range of English words based ultimately on the Latin verb audīre ‘hear’ (which came from the Indo- European root *awiz-, source also of Greek aithánesthai ‘perceive’ and Sanskrit āvis ‘evidently’). Others include audience [14], audio- [20], audit [15] (from Latin audītus ‘hearing’; audits were originally done by reading the accounts out loud), audition [16], and auditorium [17].
=> obey, oyez - audible (adj.)
- 1520s, from Middle French audible and directly from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire "to hear," from PIE *awis-dh-yo-, from root *au- "to perceive" (see audience). Related: Audibly.
例文
- 1. She 'd lowered her voice until it was barely audible .
- 彼女はほとんど聞こえないほど声を低くした。
- 2.The Co-lonel 's voice was barely audible .
- 大佐のかすかな声は何度も聞こえない。/
- 3.It was Colin 's voice,only just audible .
- それはコリンの声で、かろうじて聞こえる。/
- 4.His voice was unsteady and only just audible .
- 彼の声は震えていて、ちょうど聞こえるほど小さかった。/
- 5.There was an audible sigh of relief.
- 聞いてほっとした。
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