A throaty sound is low, deep and a bit rough — it sounds like it is coming from deep inside the throat, not from the front of the mouth. We use it for a laugh, a cough, a voice, a whisper, a growl.

A throaty sound一個throaty的聲音, is low, deep and a bit rough又低、又沉，還帶點粗 — it sounds like it is coming from deep inside the throat聽起來像是從喉嚨深處發出來的, not from the front of the mouth而不是從嘴巴前面。 We use it for a laugh, a cough, a voice, a whisper, a growl我們會用它來形容笑聲、咳嗽聲、嗓音、耳語，或低吼聲。

A throaty voice is often warm and attractive: singers are described this way, and so are people who have just woken up, or who smoke, or who have a cold. So the word is usually a compliment when it is about a voice, and just a description when it is about a cough.

A throaty voice一個throaty的嗓音, is often warm and attractive通常聽起來溫暖又有魅力: singers are described this way歌手常被這樣形容, and so are people who have just woken up剛睡醒的人也是, or who smoke或是抽菸的人, or who have a cold或感冒的人也是。 So the word is usually a compliment when it is about a voice所以這個字用在嗓音上通常是稱讚, and just a description when it is about a cough而用在咳嗽上就只是單純的描述。

People also use it for engines and machines — a throaty roar from a motorbike or a sports car means a deep, powerful, growling sound, and car lovers say it with pleasure. It is a normal word, not formal and not slang, but you meet it much more in writing and reviews than in everyday talk.

People also use it for engines and machines大家也會用它來形容引擎和機械 — a throaty roar from a motorbike or a sports car摩托車或跑車發出的throaty roar means a deep, powerful, growling sound意思是低沉、有力、隆隆作響的聲音, and car lovers say it with pleasure而愛車的人講起這個詞會帶著享受的語氣。 It is a normal word這是一個普通的字, not formal and not slang不正式也不是俚語, but you meet it much more in writing and reviews than in everyday talk但你會在文章和評論裡比在日常對話裡更常遇到它。

One thing worth noticing: throaty does not mean the person's throat hurts. A sore throat and a throaty voice are different things, though a sore throat can give you one for a few days.

One thing worth noticing有一件事值得注意: throaty does not mean the person's throat hurtsthroaty不代表這個人喉嚨在痛。 A sore throat and a throaty voice喉嚨痛（a sore throat）跟throaty的嗓音 are different things是兩回事, though a sore throat can give you one for a few days雖然喉嚨痛確實可能讓你有幾天聲音變得throaty。