twang

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈtweɪ̯ŋ/|[ˈtʰweɪ̯ŋ] ~ /ˈtwɛ̃ŋ/|[ˈtʰwɛ̃ŋ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
    — Let me give you in rude recitation, with here and there a twang and a caper of the guitar-strings, my vision of the Cid's sally from his besieged castle of Alcocer—the first outburst of that Spanish deluge that never receded till it rose over the dead body of the last Moor.
  2. A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.
  3. A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
    — Despite having lived in Canada for 20 years, he still has that Eastern European twang in his voice.
  4. The sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.
    — Near-synonym: nasality
  5. A sharp, pungent taste or flavor; sometimes, a disagreeable one specifically.
    — spicy twang
  6. An annoying or stupid person; especially, a recalcitrant. slang,vulgar
动词 v.
  1. To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go. ambitransitive
  2. To have a nasal sound. intransitive
  3. To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent. intransitive
  4. To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping.

词形变化

twangs plural twangs present,singular,third-person twanging participle,present twanged participle,past twanged past

词汇关系

衍生词
twanger twangy twanging twangingly twangle twangster
并列词
brogue drawl lilt lisp

词源

词源 1
Onomatopoeic. Compare Middle English twengen (“to pinch, tweak”) (whence modern English twinge), from Old English twenġan (“to pinch, twinge”); Middle English twingen (“to afflict, torment, oppress”), from Old Norse þvinga (“to weigh down, oppress”); Old English twingan (“to force, press”).
词源 2
Onomatopoeic. Compare Middle English twengen (“to pinch, tweak”) (whence modern English twinge), from Old English twenġan (“to pinch, twinge”); Middle English twingen (“to afflict, torment, oppress”), from Old Norse þvinga (“to weigh down, oppress”); Old English twingan (“to force, press”).
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