whisper學測 L3KK [ˈwɪspɚ]/ˈwɪspɚ/
低聲說;耳語·低語聲;耳語·沙沙聲;輕柔聲響
常考動詞名詞兼用,需辨別聲音強弱義
He put his hand near her ear and whispered a secret before class started.

他把手靠近她的耳朵,在上課前小聲說了一個祕密。

whisper 是氣音發聲,聲帶完全不震動,這正是耳語能悄悄傳遞祕密的原因。

一個畫面:氣音貼耳飄過

氣音無聲用氣息說話,聲帶不震動
貼耳低語靠近耳朵小聲說出祕密
衣葉沙沙絲綢或落葉摩擦發出的輕聲

義項

耳語傳話C1verb低聲說;耳語
The students whispered to each other during the makeup test so the teacher wouldn't hear.
段考時,同學們互相低聲交談,不讓老師聽到。
whisper a secretwhisper to each other
低聲細語B2noun低語聲;耳語
She answered in a whisper so no one else could hear.
她用耳語回答,讓其他人聽不到。
in a whispera soft whisper
落葉沙沙B2noun沙沙聲;輕柔聲響
They heard the whisper of leaves as the wind blew through the trees.
風吹過樹林時,他們聽見樹葉沙沙作響的聲音。
whisper of the windwhisper of leaves

片語

whisper in someone's ear貼耳低語 →貼近耳朵小聲說話
whisper a secret悄聲說密 →小聲說出一個祕密
the whisper of the wind風聲沙沙 →風吹過發出的輕柔聲
answer in a whisper低聲回答 →用極小的聲音回答

你會不會這樣說?

During the exam, everyone had to ___ instead of talking loudly. (whisper / whistle)

看答案

whisper

whisper 指小聲說話,whistle 指吹口哨,字形相近但意思不同。

'They heard the whisper of leaves as the wind blew through the trees.' 這裡的 whisper 最接近哪個意思?(A) 低聲說 (B) 輕柔聲響 (C) 祕密

看答案

(B)

此句描述風吹樹葉的聲音,對應「沙沙聲;輕柔聲響」義項,非說話動作。

字族

whispering 低聲細語的;耳語般的

順路看看

mutter小聲嘀咕,常帶不滿情緒

延伸練習

回報這個字的錯誤