voice

voice
noun

the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song
说话声，嗓音
Meg raised her voice.
梅格提高了她的声音。
[mass noun]a worried tone of voice.
忧虑的声音。
■an agency by which a particular point of view is expressed or represented
喉舌，代言人
once the proud voice of middle-class conservatism, the paper had fallen on hard times.
这份报纸曾经是中产阶级保守主义引以为荣的喉舌，现在陷入了困境。
■[in sing.]the right to express an opinion
发言权
the new electoral system gives minority parties a voice.
新的选举制度赋予小政党发言权。
■a particular opinion or attitude expressed
（表达的）意见，态度
a dissenting voice.
不同的声音。
■the ability to speak or sing
发声能力
she'd lost her voice.
她嗓子哑了。
■(一般作 voices)the supposed utterance of a guiding spirit, typically giving instructions or advice
呼声
■the distinctive tone or style of a literary work or author
（文学作品或作者的）独特风格；腔调
she had strained and falsified her literary voice.
她过分着力于自己的独特文学风格，使之失真了。
(Music)the range of pitch or type of tone with which a person sings, such as soprano or tenor
(乐)音高
■a vocal part in a composition
（乐曲）声部
■a constituent part in a fugue
（赋格曲）一个声部
■each of the notes or sounds able to be produced simultaneously by a musical instrument (especially an electronic one) or a computer
（乐器，尤指电子乐器或电脑能同时发出的）单音，单声
■(in an electronic musical instrument) each of a number of preset or programmable tones
（电子乐器）预先设置（或程序控制）的音调
[mass noun](Phonetics)sound uttered with resonance of the vocal cords (used in the pronunciation of vowels and certain consonants)
(语音)浊音
(Grammar)a form or set of forms of a verb showing the relation of the subject to the action
(语法)语态
the passive voice.
被动语态。

verb
[with obj.]

express (something) in words
（用言语）表达
get teachers to voice their opinions on important subjects.
使教师表达他们对重要问题的看法。
[usu. as adj. voiced](Phonetics)utter (a speech sound) with resonance of the vocal cords (e.g. b, d, g, v, z)
(语音)发（浊音）
(Music)regulate the tone quality of (organ pipes)
(乐)给（管风琴）调音

常用词组
give voice to

allow (a particular emotion, opinion, or point of view) to be expressed
允许（某种情绪、意见或观点）得以表达
■allow (a person or group) to express their emotions, opinion, or point of view
允许（人，集团）表达情绪（或意见、观点）

in voice

in proper vocal condition for singing or speaking
嗓音正常
the soprano is in marvellous voice.
那个女高音嗓音状况好极了。

with one voice

in complete agreement; unanimously
完全同意地；无异议地

派生
voiced
adjective

[in combination]deep-voiced.
嗓音低沉的。

voicer
noun

（限动词义项3）

语源

Middle English: from Old French vois, from Latin vox, voc-

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