decibel
noun /ˈdesɪbel/
/ˈdesɪbel/
- a unit for measuring how loud a sound is
分贝(声音强度的单位) - Noise from the disco reached 110 decibels.
迪斯科舞厅的噪音达到了110分贝。 - Gary’s voice rose several decibels as he finally lost patience with them.
加里的声音提高了几个分贝,因为他终于对他们失去了耐心。
词源early 20th cent.: from deci- ‘ten’ + bel (the unit being one tenth of a bel). - Noise from the disco reached 110 decibels.