Orotund
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[编辑] 解释
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- adj. ( 声音) 宏亮的; 夸张的
- ［英］ adj. ( 声音) 宏亮的 ( strong and deep; resonant) ; 夸张的 ( bombastic or pompous)
- ［记］ oro ( 嘴) +tund ( =round圆的) -> 把嘴张圆 -> 宏亮的
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: modification of Latin ore rotundo, literally, with round mouth
- Date: circa 1799
- 1. marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound ; sonorous <an orotund voice>
- 2. pompous, bombastic <an orotund speech>
- ? orotundity noun
