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dulcet

adjective
🔊/ˈdʌlsɪt/
🔊/ˈdʌlsɪt/
[only before noun] (humorous or ironic)
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  1. sounding sweet and pleasant甜美的；悦耳动听的；美妙的
    • I thought I recognized your dulcet tones (= the sound of your voice).我想我听出了你那甜美的嗓音。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDulcet is used with these nouns:
    • tone
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    Word Originlate Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, diminutive of doux, from Latin dulcis ‘sweet’. The Latin form influenced the modern spelling.