stentorian: [17] Stentor was a Greek warrior in the Trojan war, whose abnormally loud voice earned him the job of herald (his name was derived from the Greek verb sténein ‘groan, moan’). Stentorian, based on late Latin stentoreus or Greek stentóreios, commemorates his carrying tones.
stentorian (adj.)
"of powerful voice," c. 1600, from Stentor, legendary Greek herald in the Trojan War, whose voice (described in the "Iliad") was as loud as 50 men. His name is from Greek stenein "groan, moan," from PIE imitative root *(s)ten-, source of Old English þunor "thunder."
双语例句
1. He bellowed in a stentorian voice.
他用洪亮的声音大声喊叫。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Stentorian snores came from the shadows - Chen Yueh - ngo's elder brother, a stevedore.
昏暗中有鼾声如雷,那是陈月娥的当码头工人的哥哥.
来自子夜部分
3. Now all joined in solemn stentorian accord.
现在,在这庄严的,响彻云霄的和声中大家都联合在一起了.
来自互联网
4. Speak softly; you don't need a stentorian voice to be heard in this small room.
说话轻柔点; 在这小房间里你不需要这么大声被人听见.
来自互联网
5. The stentorian tones of auctioneer, calling out to clear , now announced that the sale to commence.
