sonic
sonic — 形容詞
1. connected with the rate at which sound moves through the air (roughly 1,224 km/h
音速的
與聲音速度或聲波相關的
connected with the rate at which sound moves through the air (roughly 1,224 km/h at sea level) or with the general behaviour of sound waves
Residents near the airport often hear sonic booms when aircraft break the sound barrier.
住在機場附近的居民經常聽到飛機突破音障時產生的音爆。
sonic boom — the loud noise made when an object exceeds the speed of sound
A fighter jet can reach supersonic speeds, meaning it flies faster than the sonic barrier.
戰鬥機能達到超音速，表示它飛得比音障還快。
Lien's research team studies the sonic properties of different materials to improve noise insulation.
Lien 的研究團隊研究不同材料的音波特性，以改善隔音效果。
Engineers designed the submarine hull to minimise sonic reflections from enemy sonar equipment.
工程師重新設計了潛艇外殼，以減少來自敵方聲納設備的音波反射。
A sonic boom sounds like a loud thunderclap and can break windows on the ground.
音爆聽起來像巨大的雷聲，會震破地面上的窗戶。
- acoustic
broader — covers all aspects of sound, not specifically speed or wave behaviour
- subsonic
relating to speeds below the speed of sound in air
文法句型
sonic + noun
用法筆記
Most commonly appears in compound terms such as sonic boom, supersonic, subsonic, and ultrasonic. When used as a standalone adjective, it nearly always appears before a noun rather than after a linking verb.
常見錯誤
2. relating to sound frequencies that the human ear can hear, roughly between 20 an
可聽的
屬於人耳能聽到的頻率範圍
relating to sound frequencies that the human ear can hear, roughly between 20 and 20,000 hertz
Dogs can hear frequencies beyond the typical sonic range of humans.
狗能聽見超越人類典型可聽範圍以外的頻率。
sonic range — the band of frequencies audible to humans
The audio engineer adjusted the equaliser to boost the sonic frequencies that give music warmth.
音訊工程師調整等化器，強化能讓音樂更溫暖的可聽頻率。
Lara tested the hearing aid across the full sonic spectrum to ensure clear speech reproduction.
Lara 在完整的可聽頻譜範圍內測試助聽器，以確保語音重現清晰。
Bats navigate using ultrasonic pulses that fall well above the human sonic threshold.
蝙蝠利用遠高於人類可聽閾值的超聲波脈衝來導航。
The device converts ultrasonic signals into the sonic range so that humans can hear them.
該裝置將超聲波訊號轉換為可聽範圍，讓人類能夠聽見。
- audible
broader — anything that can be heard, without specifying a frequency range
- ultrasonic
frequencies above the human hearing range (above ~20,000 Hz)
- infrasonic
frequencies below the human hearing range (below ~20 Hz)
文法句型
sonic + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (SOUND SPEED): this sense refers to the frequency of sound waves, not their speed. The opposite ranges are ultrasonic (above the audible range) and infrasonic (below it).