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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
分貝 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
分貝 =
ㄈㄣ ㄅㄟˋ · fēnbèi
noun — decibel (dB), unit of sound level

字源 FORM — what the parts do

deci-, a tenth (分)fēnrenders the "deci-" prefix — one tenth
the bel, named after Bell (貝爾)bèichosen for sound — 貝 transliterates Bell, the unit's namesake
分貝,十分之一的分,貝爾的貝。
關 · Related
音量yīnliàngwhat decibels measure — loudness噪音zàoyīnmeasured in — noise