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su·sur·rus
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susurruses
susurrant (adj.), susurrous (adj.)
词根:susurrus
n.susurration 耳语声;沙沙声
vi.susurrate 沙沙响;低语
"a soft susurrus of conversation"
"低语或嗡嗡声",1809年,早期作为医学拉丁语在英语中出现,源自拉丁语 susurrus,字面意思为"嗡嗡声,喃喃自语,耳语"(参见 susurration)。
Among the diseases of the ear, one of the most prevalent is the Paracusis imaginaria, to which both sexes are equally liable; and another variety of the same tribe, more frequent among female patients, called the Susurrus criticus, or Scandal-buzz. [The Lounger, Dec. 23, 1786]
在耳疾中,最常见的之一是 Paracusis imaginaria,男女患者同样易患; 另一种同类疾病的变体,更常见于女性患者,称为 Susurrus criticus 或流言蜚语。[《闲人》1786年12月23日]
[拉]杂音:同murmur
Latin, hum, whisper — more at swarm
The first known use of susurrus was in 1826
1 The contagion of suspense was in the air,—you seemed to catch it in the faint susurrus of the poplars.
2 On this side, a hedge along the neighboring cross-road, Where Hyblaean bees ever feed on the flower of the willow, Often with gentle susurrus to fall asleep shall persuade thee.
3 Had he written exclusively of bees, or trees, or flowers, there would have been a charming murmur, like the susurrus of the poets,—and a fragrance as of crushed heaps of lilies and jonquils.
4 Inside the packed dining room, which seats 87, you can always hear the comforting susurrus of meat cooking over wood fire.
5 Echoes of his boots fell from the upper stairs and met the ascending susurrus of a silk skirt.
6 The bubbling became a hiss that settled into a soft susurrus of background noise, as the jets forced air through the river of water in the circular tanks of the rim.
7 At the height of the outcry of militant innocence Forbes heard the susurrus of robes and turned to see a small group of later comers than himself.
8 The ashes fell with a soft susurrus in the grate.
9 This aura suffuses every aspect of the production, including Lauren Helpern’s stylized woodland set; Isabella Byrd and Matt Frey’s crepuscular lighting and Leah Gelpe’s sound, which abounds in the susurrus of crickets.
10 As they lay there the slow, monotonous susurrus of the sea made a deep accompaniment to their words.
11 And I mean to hymn, as soon as I have a moment of leisure time, The chill susurrus of cocktail ice in an adequate piece of rhyme.
12 Aloft, through the intricate arches Of its aerial roof, arose the chant of their vespers, Mingling its notes with the soft susurrus and sighs of the branches.
13 There was a whispering noise that began then to run through the hall, a low susurrus that caused Shadow, in his dream, to experience a chilling and inexplicable fear.
14 The air hummed delicately, hummed with an alien element, hummed with something that was neither the susurrus of insects nor the music of birds.
15 The shallow lagoon lends itself to taking in the surroundings — a kitesurfer skimming the crystalline surface to my left, a couple finding their balance on paddleboards to my right, and the susurrus of the sea all around.
16 Let smiles mantle—and that sweet, soft, low sound be heard, the susurrus.
17 On either hand, cliffs rose up, and the susurrus of waves breaking on sand could be heard in the distance.
18 Bod could feel the Sleer listening to Jack’s words, could feel a low susurrus of excitement building in the chamber.
19 But one thing I do recollect—that no audible expression, no buzz, nor murmur, nor susurrus even, testified the feelings which, doubtless, lay rankling in many bosoms.
20 Aloft, through the intricate arches 1180 Of its aerial roof, arose the chant of their vespers, Mingling its notes with the soft susurrus and sighs of the branches.