英語

echo

gb/ˈɛkoʊ/ us/ˈɛkoʊ/
A2 英語
~ 3800
語義
0件の語義
名詞 A2 entity
1

sound heard after reflection

A sound you hear again because it bounces back from a wall, mountain, or other hard surface.

用法パターン: an echo of [a sound/noise]
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse 'echo' with 'repeat', but 'echo' refers specifically to a sound reflecting back, not just saying something again.
類義語
reverberation (A more technical term often used in acoustics and audio engineering.)
対義語
silence (The complete absence of sound; opposite of having an audible reflection.)
コロケーション
faint echo |loud echo |hear an echo |voice echo |distant echo
テーマ
nature |science |daily life |core_vocabulary
例文
  • Her voice produced an echo in the empty hall.
  • We heard the echo of our footsteps in the cave.
  • The canyon walls created a long, rolling echo.
  • He shouted and waited for the echo to return.
  • The microphone picked up an echo during the recording.
学習者向け例文
  • I heard an echo when I shouted.
  • The cave made a big echo.
  • We heard an echo in the tunnel.
  • She shouted and an echo came back.
  • The hall gave an echo of his voice.
動詞 B1 action
2

to make a reflected sound

To make a sound that comes back to you, or to say something that someone else has just said.

用法パターン: [something] echoes [in/through place]
よくある間違い:
Some learners overuse 'echo' for any repeated event; it should be used for sound or very close figurative repetition.
類義語
resound (Emphasizes a loud, prolonged sound filling a space.)
対義語
muffle (To make a sound quieter so it cannot echo.)
コロケーション
echo through the hall |words echoed |gunshots echoed |echo around
テーマ
nature |communication |core_vocabulary
例文
  • Gunfire echoed through the valley.
  • Her laughter echoed in the empty room.
  • The teacher's words echoed in his mind long after class.
  • The canyon echoed with the roar of water.
  • His shout echoed across the lake.
学習者向け例文
  • The gunshot echoed in the street.
  • His voice echoed in the cave.
  • The hall echoed with music.
  • Her laugh echoed in the room.
  • The canyon echoed with their voices.
名詞 B2 entity
3

something similar to a past thing

Something that looks or feels like something from before.

用法パターン: an echo of [something]
よくある間違い:
Learners may think 'echo' here means literal sound; it is figurative, meaning similarity or reminder.
類義語
reminder (Focuses on bringing something to mind rather than similarity in form or event.)
対義語
original (Something entirely new, without similarity to past things.)
コロケーション
an echo of history |faint echoes of the past |political echoes
テーマ
history |art |literature |core_vocabulary
例文
  • The design has echoes of ancient Greek architecture.
  • His speech contained echoes of his earlier campaign promises.
  • The painting is an echo of her previous work.
  • There were echoes of old conflicts in their argument.
学習者向け例文
  • This song has echoes of old music.
  • The building shows echoes of Roman style.
  • Her story is an echo of my own life.
  • The movie has echoes of real events.
文法
辞書形
echo
IPA
GB/ˈɛkoʊ/
US/ˈɛkoʊ/
音節・強勢
echo (1音節)
Stress on 1st syllable (echo)
活用形
Noun
  • Base: echo
  • Plural: echo, echoes, echos
Verb
  • Base: echo
  • 3rd Person Singular: echoes
  • Present Participle: echoing
  • Past: echoed
  • Past Participle: echoed
関連語
Forms
echoes noun echos noun echoing verb echoed verb
Related words
echoey adjective
Advanced or less common
echolocation noun C1 echolocate verb C1
表現

echo back

1
/ˈɛkoʊ bˈæk/
phrasal verb

repeat what was just heard

To say or make a sound that is the same as one you just heard.

例文
  • The mountains echoed back our shouts.
  • She echoed back his words to make sure she understood them.

echo chamber

1
/ˈɛkoʊ t͡ʃˈeɪmbɚ/
fixed phrase

place where only similar views are heard

A situation where you only hear ideas that are the same as yours, so your opinion never changes.

例文
  • Social media can become an echo chamber where opposing views are never seen.
  • Living in an echo chamber makes it hard to understand other perspectives.

with echoes of

1
/wˈɪθ ˈɛkoʊz əv/
fixed phrase

having similarities to something else

Having parts that are like something from before.

例文
  • The movie was with echoes of old noir films.
  • His speech was with echoes of past leaders.

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