sotto voce

英 [ˌsɒtəʊ'vəʊtʃi] 美 [ˌsɑːtoʊ'voʊtʃi]

• adv. 音调甚低地；低声地；[音]轻轻地
• adj. 低声的

英英释义

Adverb:

1. in an undertone;

   "he uttered a curse sotto voce"
   

经典引文

• I heard Churchill growl sotto voce but audibly enough.

  出自： A. Miller

近反义词

【近义词】

• in a low voice 低声地