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
Are you planning to attach a train to it?
准备加拖地裙摆吗？
What? Already? Won't you have more coffee?
怎么，已经要走了？要不要再喝点咖啡？
What about a quarter past two?
2：15怎样！