
好词典

源自希腊语 'ēkhō'(声音的反射),通过拉丁语 'echo' 进入中古英语,动词形式出现于14世纪。
❶ 指声音在空间中重复反射,产生回响效果;也用于比喻思想、话语等被重复或模仿。
“Her laughter was echoing through the empty hallway.”
(她的笑声在空荡的走廊里回荡。)
“The politician's words echoed the concerns of many citizens.”
(这位政客的话反映了许多市民的担忧。)
❶ 形容声音持续回荡的状态;或指被不断重复的相似内容。
“We heard echoing footsteps in the marble corridor.”
(我们听到大理石走廊里回荡的脚步声。)
“The cave was filled with an eerie echoing silence.”
(洞穴里充满诡异的寂静回音。)
echoing chamber — 指信息或观点在封闭环境中被不断重复强化的现象,常见于社交媒体或特定群体。
“The online group became an echoing chamber for conspiracy theories.”
(这个网络群组成了阴谋论的回音室。)