echo
echo — 名詞
1. a sound that you hear a second time because it travelled to a large hard area an
迴音
聲音碰到硬表面後反射回來的重複音響
a sound that you hear a second time because it travelled to a large hard area and then came back to your ears
Mira heard the echo of her own voice bounce back from the canyon walls.
Mira 聽見自己的聲音從峽谷岩壁彈回來的迴音。
structure: the echo of + [source]
The echo in the empty hall made the speaker's words hard to understand.
空蕩大廳裡的迴音讓演講者的話語難以聽清楚。
collocation: echo in + [place]
When Jin shouted into the old well, a clear echo returned after two seconds.
當 Jin 對著古井大喊時，兩秒後傳來清楚的迴音。
The children clapped their hands in the cave and laughed at the echo that followed.
孩子們在洞穴裡拍手，笑著聽隨之而來的迴音。
An echo can help people measure the depth of a tunnel or a large cave.
迴音可以幫助人們測量隧道或大型洞穴的深度。
- reverberation
more formal; describes a sound that vibrates continuously rather than repeating once
- reflection
broader term that includes light, heat, and radio waves, not just sound
用法筆記
Countable noun. Often used with 'of' to name the source of the reflected sound (an echo of footsteps, an echo of a voice).
常見錯誤
2. a quality or detail in a person, place, or thing that makes you think of another
相似；痕跡
與過去人事物相似而令人聯想到的細節
a quality or detail in a person, place, or thing that makes you think of another person, place, or thing because of a likeness
The new station's design is an echo of railway buildings from the 1920s.
新車站的設計與 1920 年代的鐵路建築有相似之處。
structure: an echo of + [something from the past]
Ritu saw echoes of her grandmother's recipes in the dishes her mother prepared.
Ritu 在母親做的菜餚中看到了祖母食譜的影子。
pattern: echoes of + [source/origin]
The speech contained echoes of a famous address given twenty years earlier.
這篇演說帶有二十年前一場著名演講的影子。
That song has echoes of the folk music I heard as a child.
那首歌帶有我小時候聽過的民謠風格。
The building's design contains echoes of both Eastern and Western architectural styles.
這棟建築的設計融合了東西方建築風格的元素。
- trace
suggests a weaker, smaller similarity — a trace is barely visible
- reminder
more general; anything that makes you remember, not necessarily a similarity in form
- reflection
suggests a more direct, intentional mirroring rather than a faint resemblance
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form 'echoes' when referring to multiple similarities or influences. The source of resemblance is usually introduced by 'of'.
常見錯誤
echo — 動詞
1. A sound echoes when it hits a large hard area and comes back so that people hear
迴響；回聲
聲音因碰到障礙物而反射回來
A sound echoes when it hits a large hard area and comes back so that people hear it again; a large space echoes as a sound bounces repeatedly off its walls
The sound of their footsteps echoed through the long, empty corridor of the building.
他們的腳步聲在長長的空蕩走廊中迴響。
intransitive: echo + through + [place]
The children's laughter echoed across the playground of the old school.
孩子們的笑聲在舊學校的操場上迴盪。
intransitive: echo + across + [place]
The valley echoed with the bell sound from the small church at noon.
正午時分，山谷迴盪著小教堂傳來的鐘聲。
The walls of the concert hall echoed the musician's trumpet beautifully.
音樂廳的牆壁完美地將小號手的樂聲迴響出去。
Hoa shouted into the cave and heard her own voice echo back to her twice.
Hoa 對著洞穴大喊，聽見自己的聲音迴盪了兩次。
- reverberate
more formal; suggests a prolonged, vibrating sound rather than a single repeat
- resound
more literary; emphasizes that the place is filled with the sound
- bounce back
informal phrasal verb focusing on the physical reflection
文法句型
echo + through/across + [place]
[place] + echo(es) with + [sound]
[place] + echo(es) + [sound]
用法筆記
When used intransitively, the subject is the sound (Their shouts echoed). When used transitively, the subject is the space and the object is the sound (The tunnel echoed their shouts). For places filled with sound, use 'echo with' (The room echoed with music).
常見錯誤
2. to repeat or closely resemble an opinion, style, idea, or quality that belongs t
模仿；重複
重複或模仿他人的意見或風格
to repeat or closely resemble an opinion, style, idea, or quality that belongs to someone or something else
The new law echoes similar rules already in place in several other countries.
這項新法規與其他幾個國家已實施的類似規定如出一轍。
transitive: echo + [policy/law/rules]
Hugo echoed his professor's opinion during the class discussion.
Hugo 在課堂討論中重複了教授的觀點。
transitive: echo + [opinion/view]
The film's final scene echoes the opening shot in a clever way.
這部電影的最後一幕巧妙地與開場鏡頭呼應。
Many politicians simply echo the views of their party without thinking for themselves.
許多政治人物只是不經思考地重複自己政黨的立場。
The colourful patterns in the dress echo the traditional designs of West African cloth.
這件洋裝上的彩色圖案與西非傳統布料設計相互呼應。
- contradict
to express the opposite view or style
文法句型
echo + [opinion/style/sentiment]
用法筆記
Transitive only. The object is usually abstract — an opinion, idea, style, sentiment, or theme. This sense often carries a slightly critical tone when used about people who repeat without original thought.