sough

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A murmuring sound; rushing, rustling, or whistling sound.
    — [...] Arthur; a fearful night it was: there was a sough in the air, a sound drawing nigh like that of a host marching:- — but you're looking pale and forwrought, man; is any thing ailing ye?
  2. A small drain; an adit.
  3. A gentle breeze; a waft; a breath.
  4. A (deep) sigh.
  5. A vague rumour. Scotland,obsolete
  6. A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying. Scotland,obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
    — I lay awake for a while that evening, listening to the soughing of the wind high in the pines, realizing sadly that we must now return to civilization.
  2. To drain.

词形变化

soughs present,singular,third-person soughing participle,present soughed participle,past soughed past soughs plural soughs plural soughs present,singular,third-person soughing participle,present soughed participle,past soughed past

词汇关系

近义词
breathe moan murmur purl rustle sigh susurrate sough swish swough whisper whoosh
反义词
blare boom clang peal roar thunder
上位词
blow make sound
衍生词
death-sough
相关词
babble buzz drone hum purr whine whirr whistle whizz swow susurrus

词源

词源 1
From Middle English *sough, swough, swogh, from Middle English swoȝen, swowen, from Old English swōgan (“to make a sound; move with noise; rush; roar”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōgan, from Proto-Germanic *swōganą from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-, same source as English echo (via Ancient Greek). Cognate with Scots souch (“sough”), Icelandic súgur (“a rushing sound, rustle”). Noun replaced Middle English swei, sweȝ from Old English swēg. More at swoon.
词源 2
From Middle English sough (whence also Scots sheuch (“ditch”)), from Old English *sōh, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *sīk (“watercourse”); compare dialectal Dutch zoeg (“ditch”), and English sitch.
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