Sotto voce
adv. 音调甚低地, 低声地
📖 牛津释义
sotto voce
adj, adv (Italian fml or joc 意, 文或谑) in a low voice, so as not to be heard by everyone 轻声（的）; 低声（的）
a sotto voce remark 轻声说出的话
The defendant leant forward and spoke to his barrister, sotto voce. 被告探身跟讼务律师嘀咕了几句.
🧩 词语组成解析
n. (Sotto)人名；(法、西、葡)索托
n. 日本时尚类杂志（由日本讲谈社出版）
🗣️ 情景例句
When would you like to return?
你打算什么时候回来？
What kind of quality control do you have?
你们用什么办法来控制质量呢？
We had a long walk along the wall.
我们沿着城墙走了很长一段路。