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標題: [每日] vociferous (a) 喊叫的
時間: Wed Sep 17 21:42:35 2008
Word of the Day (Wednesday September 17, 2008)
vociferous \voh-SIF-uhr-uhs\, adjective:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/a54LW
Making a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy.
Claudio has work to do and I have a vociferous son demanding a
story.
-- Ariel Dorfman, Heading South, Looking North: A Bilingual
Journey
The local heroes received meals, heard speeches, were presented
with flags, and were accompanied to railroad stations by
vociferous crowds.
-- Jeffry D. Wert, A Brotherhood of Valor
Vociferous derives from Latin vociferari, "to shout, to cry out"
from vox, "voice" + ferre, "to carry."
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