ululation

[,jʊljə'leʃən]
  • n. 吠声;啼声,泣声;嗥(声)

英英释义


1. a long loud emotional utterance;
"he gave a howl of pain"
"howls of laughter"
"their howling had no effect"

英文词源


ululation (n.)
1590s, from Latin ululationem (nominative ululatio) "a howling or wailing," noun of action from past participle stem of ululare "to howl, yell, shriek, wail, lament loudly," from a reduplicated imitative root (cognates: Greek ololyzein "to cry aloud," Sanskrit ululih "a howling," Lithuanian uluti "howl," Gaelic uileliugh "wail of lamentation," Old English ule "owl").

词态变化


动词: ululate;