vocal folds

/ˈvoʊkəl foʊldz/· n.

人文/文化/社会B2

vocal folds
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Chinese meaning

声shēng带dài

喉hóu部bù的de发fā声shēng皱zhòu褶zhě组zǔ织zhī

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绝jué经jīng期qī声shēng带dài肿zhǒng胀zhàng导dǎo致zhì音yīn调diào变biàn低dī的de部bù位wèi

Example

This is partly because the vocal folds may swell and the surrounding muscles lose elasticity, resulting in a lower pitch.

这zhè部bù分fèn是shì因yīn为wèi声shēng带dài可kě能néng肿zhǒng胀zhàng,周zhōu围wéi肌jī肉ròu失shī去qù弹tán性xìng,导dǎo致zhì音yīn调diào变biàn低dī。

Source: Phys.org · 6 Oct 2026

Background ✎

语yǔ言yán学xué家jiā发fā现xiàn,麦mài当dāng娜nà的de嗓sǎng音yīn并bìng未wèi出chū现xiàn人rén们men预yù期qī的de随suí年nián龄líng老lǎo化huà的de变biàn化huà。一yì般bān女nǚ性xìng在zài绝jué经jīng期qī声shēng带dài可kě能néng肿zhǒng胀zhàng、周zhōu围wéi肌jī肉ròu弹tán性xìng下xià降jiàng,导dǎo致zhì音yīn调diào变biàn低dī,某mǒu些xiē元yuán音yīn的de发fā音yīn也yě可kě能néng改gǎi变biàn。

Roots · etymology

vocal 源自拉丁 vox(声音),fold 源自古英语,原意为「折叠」

  • vocal(声音的)+ folds(皱褶/膜状组织)

Collocations

  • vocal fold swelling / vocal fold vibration / damage to the vocal folds

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