Word · Frequency #22773
whispered
低声的；耳语的
核心释义
spoken softly and quietly, in a hushed tone
- 1.
用柔和低声说话,不带声带振动
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
用柔和低声说话,不带声带振动；<医>耳语的；低语的
用法In use
We heard a whispered conversation from the next room.
用法提示：whispered 作形容词修饰 conversation，表示“低声的”。
She left a whispered apology on his answering machine.
用法提示：whispered 作形容词修饰 apology，意为“轻声的”。
His whispered secret was hard to understand.
用法提示：whispered 作形容词修饰 secret，表示“低声说出的”。
a long whispered conversation
whispered + noun
whispered 作定语修饰名词，表示该名词以低语方式发出。
She gave a whispered answer.
她低声地回答。
noun + seem / be + whispered
whispered 作表语，描述主语的状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- whispered conversation
- 低声交谈；悄悄话
- They had a whispered conversation in the back of the room.他们在房间后面低声交谈。
- whispered warning
- 低声警告
- She gave him a whispered warning as he walked past.他走过时，她低声警告了他。
- whispered secret
- 耳语秘密；悄悄话
- The children exchanged whispered secrets before class.孩子们在课前悄悄交流秘密。
- whispered apology
- 低声道歉
- He offered a whispered apology for being late.他为迟到低声道了歉。
- in a whispered voice
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象说悄悄话时发出“嘘”的气声，whispered 里的 s 像气流，p 像双唇轻闭，声音轻柔不振动声带。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学叙述、日常描述 whispered 作形容词时通常用于书面描写或日常描述，表示“低声的、耳语的”，在日常对话和一般书面语中都比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作定语或表语，表示用低声说的。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The -ered words all end in the same unstressed /ɚd/ sound, but none rhymes exactly with whispered /ˈwɪspɚd/ because the stressed vowel differs (whispered has /ɪ/ in the first syllable). Unheard is a lookalike only: it is pronounced /ʌnˈhɜrd/, rhyming with heard/word, not with whispered.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.