sound bite

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsaʊndbaɪt/

Noun

derogatory often

(journalism, television) An extract from a speech or interview used as edited into a news or other broadcast; an interview clip, especially seen as particularly expressive or pithy.

Japanese Meaning

報道やテレビ放送で使用される、スピーチやインタビューから編集された短い音声抜粋。 / 特に印象深い、意味深い発言が含まれる、インタビューなどからのクリップ。

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The producer insisted on including a short sound bite from the senator's speech to catch viewers' attention.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

プロデューサーは視聴者の関心を引くために、上院議員の演説から短く編集された発言の抜粋を番組に入れるべきだと主張した。

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Sense（1）

(journalism, television) An extract from a speech or interview used as edited into a news or other broadcast; an interview clip, especially seen as particularly expressive or pithy.

Sense（2）

(often derogatory) A one-liner deliberately produced for this purpose; a statement specifically intended to be punchy and memorable.

The ground offensive against Iraq ended after 100 hours, partly out of concern that American troops not occupy an Arab capital, partly because Arab allies feared the disintegration of Iraq and partly because a “100-hour war” made a good sound bite.

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Sense（3）

Synonym of sound clip

sound bites

（ plural ）

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