late 14c., "reflection of light or heat," from Old French reverberacion "great flash of light; intense quality," from Medieval Latin reverberationem (nominative reverberatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin reverberare "beat back, strike back, repel, cause to rebound," from re- "back" (see re-) + verberare "to strike, to beat," from verber "whip, lash, rod," related to verbena "leaves and branches of laurel," from PIE *werb- "to turn, bend" (see warp (v.)). Sense of "an echo" is attested from 1620s.
雙語例句
1. Jason heard the reverberation of the slammed door.
賈森聽到了門砰然關(guān)上的回響。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Just before dawn he was assisted in waking by the abnormal reverberation of familiar music.
在天將破曉的時候,他被一陣熟悉的,然而卻又是反常的回聲驚醒了.
來自辭典例句
3. At last, the actuality of the Reverberation - Chamber technology and its applications introduced.