| 释义 |
fortis, n. and a.|ˈfɔːtɪs|
[f. L. fortis adj., strong.]
A. n. A variety of dynamite: see quot.
1889Major Cundill Dict. Explosives, Glycero-Nitre..This explosive has been submitted for authorisation in this country under the name of ‘Fortis’.
B. adj. Of one of two or more homorganic consonants: strongly articulated. Opp. lenis. So also as n. (pl., -es), such a consonant.
1909webster, Fortis a. 1932G. K. Zipf Sel. Stud. Rel. Freq. Lang. i. 4 The fortis tenuis aspirata is decidedly more conspicuous than the faint lenis media. 1933Bloomfield Lang. vi. 99 In English the unvoiced stops are aspirated fortes. 1962A. C. Gimson Introd. Pronunc. Eng. iv. 32 A voiceless/voiced pair such as [s, z] are distinguished not only by the presence or absence of voice but also by the degree of breath and muscular effort involved in the articulation... Those English consonants which are usually voiced tend to be articulated with relatively weak energy, whereas those which are always voiceless are relatively strong. Thus, it may be important to define [s]..as strong or fortis and [z] as weak or lenis. 1964Jakobson & Halle in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 100 The distinctive mark in a fortis-lenis pair. 1965Language XLI. 480 The stop is of greater duration and fortis articulation. 1969Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. 14 The weakening of the fortis consonants in Jestetten was a phonetic change which threatened the stability of the whole consonant system. |