speak volumes

/ˌspiːk ˈvɒljuːmz/NEUTRAL · C2
中文對應
沒有直接對應的說法
字面意思: «說出好幾卷書»

意思

to show something very clearly without words

不用言語就清楚地表明某事.

例句

  1. 1The fact that he never phones his mother speaks volumes about him.
  2. 2Her quiet smile spoke volumes; she had clearly got the job.
  3. 3The empty restaurant on a Saturday night speaks volumes about the food.
  4. 4Nobody replied to Tom's email about the party, which spoke volumes.
  5. 5Doesn't it speak volumes that three managers have left in one year?

文法

主詞是事實或行為,而不是說話的人。只有 speak 變化形式:speaks、spoke。所表明的內容前加 about 或 for。

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