mellifluous

Definitions

Latin mel/mellis (honey) + flu (flow) + -ous = 'flowing like honey.' A mellifluous voice pours out as smoothly and sweetly as honey. Note: the melli- piece is the unrelated Latin word for honey, not part of the flu root — it just combines with it here.

Common Collocations

• 1.mellifluous voice悦耳的嗓音
• 2.mellifluous tone甜美的音调
• 3.mellifluous sound动听的声音

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The narrator's mellifluous voice made the audiobook a pleasure.

• 2.

  She sang in a low, mellifluous tone.