voice

/vɔis/

Thân thiện

She raised her voice to be heard over the crowd.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • The sound produced by humans using the vocal cords for speaking or singing: The physical sound made when air passes through the larynx, creating speech, song, or other vocalizations.
   • The ability to produce such sound: The capacity or power to speak or sing.
   • A particular quality, tone, or type of this sound: The distinctive character of a person's speech or singing, such as being loud, soft, hoarse, or melodic.
   • A medium, agency, or means of expression: A channel or representative through which opinions, ideas, or policies are communicated.
   • The right or opportunity to express an opinion or participate in decision-making: A say or influence in a matter.
   • (Grammar) A form of a verb showing the relation of the subject to the action: A category (active or passive) indicating whether the subject performs or receives the action of the verb.
   • (Music) A melodic part in a polyphonic composition: A distinct line or melody sung by a particular singer or played by a particular instrument within a piece of music.

2. Verb:

   • To express something in words; to give utterance to: To put thoughts, feelings, or opinions into spoken form.
   • (Phonetics) To utter with vibration of the vocal cords; to make voiced: To produce a speech sound where the vocal cords vibrate.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Sound/Ability):
• Noun (Quality/Type):
• Noun (Medium/Expression):
• Noun (Right to express):
• Noun (Grammar):
• Noun (Music):
• Verb:

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "To give voice to": To express or articulate a feeling, opinion, or idea.
• "With one voice": Unanimously; in complete agreement.
• "The voice of reason/experience/conscience": A metaphorical expression for sound judgment, wisdom gained from experience, or one's moral sense.

Variants and Related Words

• Voiced (adj.):
  • (Phonetics) Produced with vibration of the vocal cords (e.g., the sounds /b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /z/).
  • Having been expressed verbally.
• Voiceless (adj.):
  • (Phonetics) Produced without vibration of the vocal cords (e.g., the sounds /p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, /s/).
  • Having no voice or power; silent.
• Voice-over (n.): A piece of narration in a film or broadcast not accompanied by an image of the speaker.
• Voice mail (n.): An electronic system for storing and retrieving telephone messages.

Synonyms

• Noun (Sound): Vocalization, speech, tone.
• Noun (Expression): Mouthpiece, representative, spokesperson.
• Noun (Opinion): Say, input, vote.
• Verb: Express, articulate, utter, state, air.

Phrasal Verbs and Common Collocations

• Voice an opinion/complaint/objection: To formally state or express it.
• Lower/Raise one's voice: To speak more quietly or more loudly.

Idioms and Figurative Use

• Find one's voice:
  • To develop one's unique style or manner of expression. After years of practice, the young writer finally found her voice.
  • To gain the confidence to speak out. It took her a while to find her voice in the new team.
• A voice in the wilderness: An opinion or warning that is ignored or unheeded by others.
• The still small voice: An inner voice, especially one representing one's conscience.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
   • he tried to sing the tenor part
2. (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
3. the ability to speak
   • he lost his voice
4. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
   • the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
5. (metonymy) a singer
   • he wanted to hear trained voices sing it
6. something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
   • the wee small voice of conscience
   • the voice of experience
   • he said his voices told him to do it
7. a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
   • the voice of the law
   • the Times is not the voice of New York
   • conservatism has many voices
8. expressing in coherent verbal form
   • the articulation of my feelings
   • I gave voice to my feelings
9. a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
   • the noisy voice of the waterfall
   • the incessant voices of the artillery
10. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
    • a singer takes good care of his voice
    • the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
11. the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
    • A shrill voice sounded behind us

Verb

1. utter with vibrating vocal chords
2. give voice to
   • He voiced his concern

Từ đồng nghĩa

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• spokesperson
• interpreter
• representative
• articulation
• vocalization
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• vocalism
• phonation
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• sound
• vocalize
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