Definition
传声筒 can refer to a literal megaphone or loudspeaker, but in modern usage it is far more common as a metaphor for a person who merely repeats someone else's words without adding their own thought — a 'mouthpiece' or 'parrot'. When used figuratively, it carries a mildly negative tone, implying a lack of independent thinking or agency. You will often see it in political or organizational contexts: 成为某人的传声筒.
n.
megaphoneloudspeaker(figurative) mouthpiecesomeone who mechanically repeats another's words
Examples
- 传声筒，。Tā zài tái shàng ná zhe chuán shēng tǒng hǎn huà, shēngyīn chuán de hěn yuǎn.He shouted through a megaphone on the stage, and his voice carried far.
- 传声筒，。Tā zhǐ shì lǐngdǎo de chuán shēng tǒng, zìjǐ méiyǒu rènhé xiǎngfǎ.He's just the leader's mouthpiece — he has no ideas of his own.
- 传声筒。Méitǐ bùnéng chéngwéi quánlì de chuán shēng tǒng.The media must not become a megaphone for those in power.
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