ventriloquist

ventriloquist — 名詞

1. a performer who talks while keeping their lips still, making it sound as if the

1.名詞B2
釋義

腹語師

表演腹語術的人，能使聲音聽起來像來自別處

a performer who talks while keeping their lips still, making it sound as if the words are coming from a dummy or a different area of the room

例句

The children watched as the ventriloquist made the dummy argue with him about eating vegetables.

孩子們看得目瞪口呆，因為腹語師讓木頭假人跟他爭論吃蔬菜的事。

ventriloquist + dummy: performer and puppet in dialogue

Apinya practised for three years before her first paid show as a ventriloquist.

Apinya 練習了三年，才第一次以腹語師的身分付費表演。

practised + [duration] + before + [event]

同義詞
  • puppeteer

    controls puppets with hands or strings but does not necessarily throw their voice or keep lips still

  • voice artist

    provides spoken voices for characters but usually works in recording studios, not in live stage acts with a dummy

用法筆記

A ventriloquist typically works with a dummy (a puppet), making it seem as if the dummy is speaking. The skill itself is called ventriloquism.

常見錯誤

❌The ventriloquist moved the dummy with strings.
✅The ventriloquist made the dummy appear to talk by keeping his own lips still.
💡A ventriloquist's special skill is voice-throwing, not puppet manipulation; a puppeteer handles the strings.