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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sound \Sound\, n. [AS. sund a swimming, akin to E. swim. See
   {Swim}.]
   The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed
   article of food.

Sound \Sound\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A cuttlefish. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.

Sound \Sound\, a. [Compar. {Sounder}; superl. {Soundest}.] [OE.
   sound, AS. sund; akin to D. gezond, G. gesund, OHG. gisunt,
   Dan. & Sw. sund, and perhaps to L. sanus. Cf. {Sane}.]
   1. Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or
      decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit;
      a sound tooth; a sound ship.

   2. Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; --
      said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound
      constitution; a sound understanding.

   3. Firm; strong; safe.

            The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams, And
            how, besides, it makes the whole house sound.
                                                  --Chapman.

   4. Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful;
      orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound
      thinker.

            Do not I know you a favorer Of this new seat? Ye are
            nor sound.                            --Shak.

   5. Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be
      overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument
      or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound
      principles.

            Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast
            heard of me.                          --2 Tim. i.
                                                  13.

   6. heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating.

   7. Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep.

   8. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound
      title to land.

   Note: Sound is sometimes used in the formation of
         self-explaining compounds; as, sound-headed,
         sound-hearted, sound-timbered, etc.

   {Sound currency} (Com.), a currency whose actual value is the
      same as its nominal value; a currency which does not
      deteriorate or depreciate or fluctuate in comparision with
      the standard of values.

Sound \Sound\, v. i.
   To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other
   device.

         I sound as a shipman soundeth in the sea with his
         plummet to know the depth of sea.        --Palsgrave.

Sound \Sound\, adv.
   Soundly.

         So sound he slept that naught might him awake.
                                                  --Spenser.

Sound \Sound\, n. [AS. sund a narrow sea or strait; akin to
   Icel., Sw., Dan. & G. sund, probably so named because it
   could be swum across. See {Swim}.] (Geog.)
   A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland
   and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or
   connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound
   between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound.

         The Sound of Denmark, where ships pay toll. --Camden.

   {Sound dues}, tolls formerly imposed by Denmark on vessels
      passing through the Baltic Sound.

Sound \Sound\, n. [F. sonde. See {Sound} to fathom.] (Med.)
   Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which
   cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the
   bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture.

Sound \Sound\, n. [OE. soun, OF. son, sun, F. son, fr. L. sonus
   akin to Skr. svana sound, svan to sound, and perh. to E.
   swan. Cf. {Assonant}, {Consonant}, {Person}, {Sonata},
   {Sonnet}, {Sonorous}, {Swan}.]
   1. The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration
      of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or
      perception of the mind received through the ear, and
      produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other
      medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an
      impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or
      vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or
      by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum;
      the sound of the human voice; a horrid sound; a charming
      sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound.

            The warlike sound Of trumpets loud and clarions.
                                                  --Milton.

   2. The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which
      would occasion sound to a percipient if present with
      unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic
      media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound.

   Note: In this sense, sounds are spoken of as audible and
         inaudible.

   3. Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and
      nothing else.

            Sense and not sound . . . must be the principle.
                                                  --Locke.

   {Sound boarding}, boards for holding pugging, placed in
      partitions of under floors in order to deaden sounds.

   {Sound bow}, in a series of transverse sections of a bell,
      that segment against which the clapper strikes, being the
      part which is most efficacious in producing the sound. See
      Illust. of {Bell}.

   {Sound post}. (Mus.) See {Sounding post}, under {Sounding}.

Sound \Sound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Sounding}.] [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod,
   sundline a sounding line (see {Sound} a narrow passage of
   water).]
   1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to
      ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.

   2. Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts,
      motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try;
      to test; to probe.

            I was in jest, And by that offer meant to sound your
            breast.                               --Dryden.

            I've sounded my Numidians man by man. --Addison.

   3. (Med.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a
      sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by
      auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.

Sound \Sound\, v. i. [OE. sounen, sownen, OF. soner, suner, F.
   sonner, from L. sonare. See {Sound} a noise.]
   1. To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of
      the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a
      perceptible effect. ``And first taught speaking trumpets
      how to sound.'' --Dryden.

            How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues! --Shak.

   2. To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to
      convey intelligence by sound.

            From you sounded out the word of the Lord. --1
                                                  Thess. i. 8.

   3. To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a
      certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as,
      this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an
      invention.

            Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear Things
            that do sound so fair?                --Shak.

   {To sound in} or {into}, to tend to; to partake of the nature
      of; to be consonant with. [Obs., except in the phrase To
      sound in damages, below.]

            Soun[d]ing in moral virtue was his speech.
                                                  --Chaucer.

   {To sound in damages} (Law), to have the essential quality of
      damages. This is said of an action brought, not for the
      recovery of a specific thing, as replevin, etc., but for
      damages only, as trespass, and the like.

Sound \Sound\, v. t.
   1. To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a
      trumpet or a horn.

            A bagpipe well could he play and soun[d]. --Chaucer.

   2. To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the
      voice, or on an instrument.

   3. To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or
      sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to
      sound a retreat; to sound a parley.

            The clock sounded the hour of noon.   --G. H. Lewes.

   4. To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported;
      to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame
      of a great man or a great exploit.

   5. To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same
      to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a
      piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a
      patient.

   6. To signify; to import; to denote. [Obs.] --Milton.

            Soun[d]ing alway the increase of his winning.
                                                  --Chaucer.

資料來源 : WordNet®

sound
     adj 1: financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound
            economy" [ant: {unsound}]
     2: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism";
        "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of
        French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and
        management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach
        to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for
        his decision" [syn: {healthy}, {intelligent}, {levelheaded}]
     3: in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a
        sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
        [ant: {unsound}]
     4: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have
        one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: {good}]
     5: reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound
        argument" [syn: {reasoned}, {well-grounded}]
     6: having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the
        property" [syn: {legal}]
     7: free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"
     8: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a
        profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
        [syn: {heavy}, {profound}, {wakeless}]
     9: thorough; "a sound thrashing"

sound
     n 1: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause;
          "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of
          music" [ant: {silence}]
     2: the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained
        to hear the faint sounds" [syn: {auditory sensation}]
     3: mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium;
        "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one
        is there to hear them"
     4: the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound
        awakened them"
     5: the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise
        the audio for commercials" [syn: {audio}]
     6: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without
        concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some
        language [syn: {phone}, {speech sound}]
     7: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of
        water [syn: {strait}]
     8: a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound
        ran parallel to the coast"

sound
     adv : deeply or completely; "slept soundly through the storm"; "is
           sound asleep" [syn: {soundly}]

sound
     v 1: appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
     2: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun
        went `bang'" [syn: {go}]
     3: give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds
        scratchy"
     4: announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
     5: utter with vibrating vocal chords [syn: {voice}, {vocalize},
         {vocalise}] [ant: {devoice}]
     6: cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
     7: measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
        [syn: {fathom}]

資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

sound
     
        1. {audio}.
     
        2.  An {inference system} A is sound with respect to
        another system B if A can only reach conclusions which are
        true in B.  A {type inference} system is considered sound with
        respect to a {semantics} if the type inferred for an
        expression is the same as the type inferred for the meaning of
        that expression under the semantics.
     
        The dual to soundness is {complete}ness.
     
        (1995-03-01)