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resonant

UK/'rezənent/US/'rezәnәnt/
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Definitions

adj.

(of sound) deep, full, and continuing to ring; echoing

(声音)洪亮的,共鸣的

adj.

Evoking strong images, memories, or emotions

引起共鸣的,意味深长的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
re-again, back
+
sonsound
+
-antfull of, having the quality of
=resonant

re- (back) + son (sound) + -ant (adj.) = 'ringing back.' Describes a sound that keeps echoing — and, by extension, an image or phrase that keeps echoing in the mind.

Root son still carries 22 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.resonant voice洪亮的嗓音
  • 2.deeply resonant深具共鸣的
  • 3.resonant with meaning意味深长

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He answered in a deep, resonant voice that filled the room.

  • 2.

    The film's final image is strangely resonant.

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