字面直译为“用低的声音”,实际表示“小声地;低声地”(强调说话时声音的“音量低、不响亮”,避免被他人听到或不打扰别人)。
它是介词短语,通常在句中作方式状语,修饰表示“说话”的动词(如say, speak, tell, whisper等),说明“说话的方式”。
必须带冠词a(因为"voice"是可数名词,“一种...的声音”需用不定冠词修饰);
可置于动词后或句末(常见位置),也可根据强调需要调整位置。
1、 陈述事实:
She said in a low voice that she didn’t want to go to the party.
(她小声说她不想去派对。)
2、 请求/提醒:
Could you speak in a low voice? The baby is sleeping in the next room.
(你能小声点吗?宝宝在隔壁房间睡觉。)
3、 传递秘密:
He leaned over and told me the news in a low voice.
(他倾身过来,小声告诉我这个消息。)
4、 描述场景:
The two friends chatted in low voices (复数形式,强调两人都小声) while waiting for the bus.
(两个朋友等公交时小声聊天。)
in a soft voice(更强调“柔和”,不一定是“音量低”);
quietly(副词,直接修饰动词,如"speak quietly" = "speak in a low voice");
in a whisper(“耳语般地”,比"in a low voice"更强调“凑近小声说”)。
in a loud voice(大声地);
at the top of one’s voice(扯着嗓子喊)。
总结:"in a low voice"是描述“小声说话”的常用表达,核心是强调音量低,适用于需要“保密、不打扰他人”的场景,记住带冠词"a"哦!