sounding

sounding

英 ['saʊndɪŋ]
　　美 ['saʊndɪŋ]

n. 音響；試探；測探水深
　　adj. 發出聲音的

中文詞源：

sounding 意見調查，征詢意見

sound,試探，調查，-ing,動名詞後綴。引申詞義意見調查，征詢意見。

例句：

1. She's got a lovely way with language without ever sounding ostentatious.
她的語言優美，絲毫無裝腔作勢之感。

2. Many literary academics simply parrot a set of impressive-sounding phrases.
許多文人隻是機械地模仿一套聽上去令人印象深刻的說法。

3. "That is beautiful, Tony," Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish.
“真美呀，托尼，”媽媽說道，話音裡的惡聲惡氣不見瞭。

4. He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.
他需要的是征詢別人的意見，而不是獨自思考。

5. We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories.
我們總會用聽起來非常高尚的理論為我們的行動辯護。