Even his voice became quavering and lost its old masterfulness.是什么意思？

Even his voice became quavering and lost its old masterfulness.

他说话的声音已不象当年那样斩钉截铁,铿锵有力,而是含含混混、结结巴巴、有气无力.

even

adv. 甚至，更加， 即使，恰巧在…时候；adj. 公平的，平坦的， 偶数的，平均的；vt. 使平坦，使相等；vi. 变平，成为相等；

例句
In his later life he became even more absent-minded.
他晚年变得愈加健忘了。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

voice

n. 嗓音，（动词的）语态，呼声，发言权，歌唱才能；vt. 发音，表达，说出，给（一部乐曲）配上声部，给（如管风琴音管）整声；

例句
Her voice is passionate. Her eyes are ablaze.
她声音激昂，目光如火。

became

v. 变为，成为（ become的过去式 ）；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

quavering

adj. 震动的，颤抖的；v. 发颤音，（声音或音乐）颤抖( quaver的现在分词 )，用颤抖的声音说；

例句
I answered yes in a quavering voice.
我用颤抖的声音说是.

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

lost

adj. 失去的，迷路的，不知所措的；v. 遗失，失去（ lose的过去式和过去分词），（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱），（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失，浪费；

例句
She still ached for the lost intimacy and sexual contact of marriage...
她仍旧渴望拥有婚姻中逝去的那份缱绻和肌肤之亲。

its

pron. (it的所有格形式)它的，厥；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

old

adj. 老的，古老的，以前的，（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的；n. 古时；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。