murmur
英 ['mɜːmə]
美 ['mɝmɚ]
- n.ささやき声；ささやくような音；低い苦情；うなり声
- vi.ささやく；個人的な不平を言う；柔らかく持続的な音を出す
- vt.ささやく
語源
つぶやく、つぶやく。つぶやくような音を模した擬音語。
英語の語源
- murmur (n.)
- late 14c., "expression of discontent by grumbling," from Old French murmure "murmur, sound of human voices; trouble, argument" (12c.), noun of action from murmurer "to murmur," from Latin murmurare "to murmur, mutter," from murmur (n.) "a hum, muttering, rushing," probably from a PIE reduplicative base *mor-mor, of imitative origin (cognates: Sanskrit murmurah "crackling fire," Greek mormyrein "to roar, boil," Lithuanian murmlenti "to murmur"). Meaning "softly spoken words" is from 1670s.
- murmur (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French murmurer "murmur, grouse, grumble" (12c.), from murmur "rumbling noise" (see murmur (n.)). Related: Murmured; murmuring.
例文
- 1. The piano music mixes with the murmur of conversation.
- ピアノの弾き方には、低い話し声が混ざっている。
- 2.The doctor said James had now deve-loped a heart murmur .
- 医師はジェームズの心臓に雑音があると言った。
- 3.The droning murmur of the doctor 's voice in the bedroom had ceased.
- 寝室で医師のおしゃべりな囁きが止まった。
- 4.The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur .
- 人のざわめきがおさまり、期待に満ちたささやき声になった。
- 5.The clamor of traffic has receded to a distant murmur .
- 車両の騒々しい音は遠ざかり、ぼやけてしまった。
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