英语词汇sotto voce的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	sotto voce
词源	sotto voce. This term, taken directly from Italian about 1730, means “to speak in a low, soft voice, an undertone,” so that you are not overheard. The Italian words literally mean “under (the) voice.” In music the term means “in very soft tones.”
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