acoustic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/əˈkuː.stɪk/    /əˈku.stɪk/|/əˈkʉː.stɪk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it. plural-normally
  2. A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
  3. Clipping of acoustic guitar. abbreviation,alt-of,clipping
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.; Used for soundproofing or modifying sound. not-comparable
  2. Euphemistic form of autistic. euphemistic,form-of,humorous,offensive,sometimes
    — Implying mathematicians aren't acoustic. I'm an engineer, and even mathematicians freak me out with their autism.
  3. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.; Of a device or system, using sound energy in its operation. not-comparable
  4. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.; Of an explosive mine or other weapon, able to be set off by sound waves. not-comparable
  5. Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof. not-comparable
    — acoustic guitar, acoustic piano
  6. Nonelectric; mechanical or otherwise basic. humorous,not-comparable,proscribed
    — acoustic bike

词形变化

acoustical alternative acoustick alternative acoustics plural acoustical alternative acoustick alternative more acoustic comparative most acoustic superlative acoustical alternative acoustick alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō
Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)bor.
Medieval Latin acousticusbor.
English acoustic
Borrowed from Medieval Latin acousticus, acūsticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός (akoustĭkós, “of or for hearing”), from ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjectival suffix).
词源 2
Due to the shared metrical structure of autistic and acoustic. Popularized on TikTok in late October 2023.
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