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    Describing someone who says what they think loudly, strongly, and often — and refuses to be quiet about it. A vociferous critic, a vociferous supporter, vociferous opposition, vociferous protests. It is a common word in news writing.

    Describing someone用來形容一個人who says what they think loudly, strongly, and often很大聲、很強烈、又常常把自己的想法講出來,and refuses to be quiet about it而且不肯閉嘴。A vociferous critic, a vociferous supporter, vociferous opposition, vociferous protests像a vociferous critic大聲批評的人、a vociferous supporter強力表態的支持者、vociferous opposition強烈的反對聲浪、vociferous protests強烈的抗議。It is a common word這是一個常見的字in news writing用在新聞寫作裡。

    Notice what it really points at: not simply volume, but made public. A vociferous opponent of a plan letters, speaks at meetings, and shows up again next week.

    Notice what it really points at注意它真正指的是什麼:not simply volume不只是音量大,but insistence made public而是把堅持的態度公開表現出來。A vociferous opponent of a plan一個強烈反對某個計畫的人writes letters, speaks at meetings會寫信、在會議上發言,and shows up again next week下星期又會再出現。

    It is usually neutral to slightly , depending on whether the writer is on that person's side; "vociferous demands" can sound like reasonable pressure or like noise, and the surrounding sentence decides which.

    It is usually neutral to slightly disapproving這個字通常是中性到帶點不以為然,depending on whether the writer is on that person's side要看作者是不是站在那個人那一邊;"vociferous demands" can sound like reasonable pressure or like noise「vociferous demands」聽起來可能像合理的施壓,也可能像噪音,and the surrounding sentence decides which由前後文決定是哪一種。

    It describes people, groups, and the things they do, but not quiet feelings — you cannot be vociferously worried in your head. Related to the rare verb "", but this adjective is fully alive and ordinary in formal English.

    It describes people, groups, and the things they do它形容人、團體,和他們做的事,but not quiet feelings但不形容安靜的內心感受——you cannot be vociferously worried in your head你不能說自己在心裡vociferously worried(大聲疾呼地擔心)。Related to the rare verb "vociferate"跟少見的動詞「vociferate」有關,but this adjective is fully alive and ordinary in formal English但這個形容詞在正式英文裡活得好好的、很常見。

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組成From Latin vōcifer — vōx "voice" + ferre "to carry" — plus -ous, the ending that makes an adjective meaning "full of" or "having this quality".

同家族的字

  • vociferatethe verb from the same Latin word
  • voicefrom the same Latin vōx
  • vocalanother vōx word — and its close synonym here
  • transfershares Latin ferre, 'to carry'

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

vociferousadj/vəʊˈsɪfəɹəs/

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    Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.

    • They crowded around him with vociferous welcome, Brown leading in a series of wild cheers.
    • No sooner had a waiting locomotive backed on to its train, the vociferous 4-6-4 or 4-8-4 re-emerged from under the bridge, and the two red marker lights on the last vehicles passed, than the headlight of the electric engine hauling the following train could be seen under the bridge and the waiting queue of locomotives had moved up one.
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    Vocally and forcefully opinionated.

    • Not even the most vociferous advocates of reform were willing to go to such lengths.
    • Lesbians Rising […] is known as one of the most vociferous groups working against social oppression of minority interests on campus.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。