1550s, of imitative origin. Originally the sound of plucked bows and strings; extension to "a nasal vocal sound" is first recorded 1660s. The verb is first attested 1540s. Related: Twanged; twanging.
雙語例句
1. The fiddle began to twang.
小提琴聲漸起。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Something gave a loud discordant twang.
什么東西突然發出了響亮刺耳的“嘣”的一聲。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The words came out with an Irish twang to them.
話里帶有愛爾蘭音.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. She had a slight Australian twang.
她說話稍微有點澳大利亞口音.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. He fitted a pebble into the catapult and pulled back the elastic. Twang!