used to describe a way of speaking, usually one that is typical of a particular area and especially one in which the sounds are produced through the nose as well as the mouth 鼻音(通常指方言) Her voice had a faint American or Canadian twang. 她的聲音帶有微弱的美國或加拿大鼻音。 He spoke with a cockney twang. 他說話帶有倫敦腔。 She had a slight Southern twang to her voice. 她說話稍微有點兒南方口音。 The words came out with an Irish twang to them. 他們聽出話裏帶有愛爾蘭口音。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- slight
- nasal
- American
- …
- have
- speak with
- hear
- …
- with a twang
a sound that is made when a tight string, especially on a musical instrument, is pulled and released (樂器等的)撥弦聲
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.