mid-15c., from Middle French euphonie, from Late Latin euphonia, from Greek euphonia "sweetness of voice," related to euphonos "well-sounding," from eu- "good" (see eu-) + phone "sound, voice," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Euphonic (1782); euphonical (1660s); euphonious (1774). Hence, also, euphonium (1864), the musical instrument.
双语例句
1. Such euphony is hard to resist.
如此的悦耳之声令人难以抵抗.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Prescott's style, though in his diary he wrote " bother euphony ", is euphonious.
普雷斯科特虽然在日记里写 “ 讨厌的谐音 ”, 可是他写文章的风格还是有点油腔滑调.
来自辞典例句
3. He is devoted to reader empowerment like Keats was devoted to euphony.
