resonance; emotional resonance; empathize
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acoustic resonance; sympathetic vibration
Physics term describing the phenomenon where one vibrating object causes another to vibrate and produce sound at the same frequency.
When two tuning forks with the same frequency are brought close, if one vibrates and produces sound, the other will also resonate.
This concert hall has excellent acoustic resonance.
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The sound waves caused the resonance of the violin body.
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emotional resonance; sympathy; empathy
Used in psychological, literary, and artistic contexts to describe the shared feelings between people, or between a work and its audience. Often used with verbs like 引起, 产生, 缺乏.
The poet's patriotic ideals infected the readers and evoked a strong resonance in them.
This novel resonated strongly with me.
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His experiences resonated with many young people.
The speaker hoped to establish an emotional resonance with the audience.