英単語

audibleの意味・使い方・発音

audible

英 ['ɔːdɪb(ə)l] 美 ['ɔdəbl]
  • adj.聞こえるように
  • 聞こえるように

語源


可聴聴力。

aud(知覚する、聞く、見る)が語源。

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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