2009年7月1日 星期三

mumble, indistinct sound or utterance

In the first study, 286 clubbers were observed while they were talking with loud music in the background. In total, 72% of interactions occurred on the right side of the listener. In the second study, researchers approached 160 clubbers and mumbled an inaudible, meaningless utterance and waited for the subjects to turn their head and offer either their left or their right ear. They then asked them for a cigarette.


在第一份研究中,研究人員觀察286名在吵雜的音樂聲中與人交談的夜店族。整 體而言,72%的互動都是發生在聆聽者的右邊。在第二份研究中,研究人員走向160名夜店族,在他們身邊發出聽不到,沒有意義的聲音,等待研究樣本轉過頭 來,用左耳或右耳聆聽。然後問他們有沒有菸。

Overall, 58% offered their right ear for listening and 42% their left.
總共有58%的人,是用右耳聽,42%是用左耳。
新聞辭典clubber:名詞,常去夜店的人。



mumble:動詞,含糊地說,咕噥著說。例句:"I’m sorry, " he mumbled.(他嘟囔著說:「我很抱歉。」)

v., -bled, -bling, -bles. v.tr.
  1. To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: mumbled an insincere apology.
  2. To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth.
v.intr.
  1. To speak words indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.
  2. To chew food slowly or ineffectively, as if with the gums.
n.

A low indistinct sound or utterance.

[Middle English momelen, from Middle Dutch mommelen.]

mumbler mum'bler n.
mumbly mum'bly adj.


utterance: 名詞,話語、發言。例句:The senator’s weekend utterances were promptly rebutted by three of his colleagues on Monday.(這位參議員週末的發言,週一迅速遭到三名同僚抵制。)《中英對照讀新聞》Right ear is ’better for hearing’ 右耳較適合聆聽 ◎鄭寺音

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