名詞: n.
聲帶整形手術 (目的在使一個人的聲音聽起來比較年輕)。亦寫成 voice-lift。別以為這是笑話 -- 在美國,聲帶整形手術早已行之多年,通常是用來治療因病或因傷而喪失說話能力的人;但越來越多的人基於「美聲」的因素而要求醫生為其進行這種手術,俾使他們的聲音聽起來像年輕人的聲音。
After the tummy tuck, the forehead tightener, the nose job and the jowl trim, something still might be giving away your age: your voice.
For patients who think their trembly, raspy or wispy words don't match their newly firm face and figure, there's a procedure that claims to make them sound younger too: the voice lift. (The Associated Press,美聯社)