词汇 | plangent |
释义 | plangent adjective literaryuk /ˈplæn.dʒənt/ us /ˈplæn.dʒənt/ (of sounds) deep, low, and expressing sadness: 哀鸣的;悲伤的 the plangent tones of the baritone sax低音萨克斯的悲怆音色 Describing qualities of sound audibly boomy chocolatey chuff clomp crackling ear-splitting mellifluously melodically melodiously metallically murmurous silvery squeaky staccato thready tinnily tunefully tunefulness tunelessly Examples of plangentplangent Her melodic continuity fails, and the plangent oboe serves as a temporary substitute during a pause for recovery. Its mesmeric pedal point gave rise to luminescent overtone patterns, with a whirlwind of ornamental gestures leading to silences, sustained reflective individual pitches, tinged with plangent dissonance. It's a pleasurably predictable formula, kept afloat by plangent orchestration, glorious cinematography, and a continuous supply of death-beds and simple outback funerals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is written in firmly woven but intensely emotionalized blank verse interspersed with plangent lyrics. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The sound of these imperious little-princess voices blended in idle chitchat is plangent, evocative. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bumbry's voice was rich and sizable, possessing a wide range, and was capable of producing a very distinctive plangent tone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Even here, however, it is by no means clear whether the verse is meant to be plangent or jolly and this helps the poem to recover somewhat after this low-point. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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