hoarsely(副词):嘶哑地;沙哑地(用声音粗哑、喉咙不适的方式说话或发声)。也可引申为“以粗糙刺耳的声调”。
/ˈhɔːrsli/
She answered hoarsely, as if she had been shouting all night.
她沙哑地回答,仿佛整夜都在喊叫。
Hoarsely, the old man warned them to leave before the storm reached the coast, his voice breaking with exhaustion.
老人用嘶哑的声音警告他们在风暴到达海岸前离开,他的嗓音因疲惫而断断续续。
hoarsely 来自形容词 hoarse(“嘶哑的”)加副词后缀 -ly(“以……方式”)。hoarse 的更早来源与“声音变粗、喉咙干涩”的含义相关,常用来描述感冒、过度用嗓或烟尘刺激后的嗓音状态。