acoustic: [17] Appropriately enough, acoustic may be distantly related to hear. It first appeared in English in Francis Bacon’s Advancement of Learning 1605, borrowed from Greek akoustikós. This in turn was derived from the Greek verb for ‘hear’, akoúein, which, it has been speculated, may have some connection with *khauzjan, the original Germanic source of English hear, not to mention German hören and Dutch horen (as well as with Latin cavēre ‘be on one’s guard’, and hence with English caution and caveat). => caution, caveat, hear
c. 1600, from French acoustique, from Greek akoustikos "pertaining to hearing," from akoustos "heard, audible," verbal adjective from akouein "to hear," probably from copulative prefix a- (see a- (3)) + koein "to mark, perceive, hear," from PIE *kous- "to hear," which is perhaps from root *(s)keu- "to notice, observe" (see caveat). Acoustic guitar (as opposed to electric) attested by 1958. Related: Acoustical; acoustically.
双语例句
1. She was backed by acoustic guitar, bass and congas.
原声吉他、贝斯和康茄鼓为她伴奏。
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2. He plays a solo acoustic set.
他伴着原声乐器独唱了一组歌曲。
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3. The microphone converts acoustic waves to electrical singals for transmission.
麦克风将声波转化成电信号进行传播.
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4. In this performance, Rattle had the acoustic of the Symphony Hall on his side.
这场演出中，拉特尔有交响乐大厅出色的音响效果做他的后盾。
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5. Animals use a whole rang of acoustic , visual, and chemical signals in their systems of communication.
