| 单词 | syllable |
| 释义 | Word Frequency syllable(ˈsɪləbəl) noun 1. a combination or set of one or more units of sound in a language that must consist of a sonorous element (a sonant or vowel) and may or may not contain less sonorous elements (consonants or semivowels) flanking it on either or both sides: for example"paper" has two syllables See also open (sense 34b), closed (sense 6a)2. (in the writing systems of certain languages, esp ancient ones) a symbol or set of symbols standing for a syllable 3. the least mention in speech or print don't breathe a syllable of it 4. in words of one syllable verb 5. to pronounce syllables of (a text); articulate 6. (transitive) to write down in syllables Word origin C14: via Old French from Latin syllaba, from Greek sullabē, from sullambanein to collect together, from sul- syn- + lambanein to take |
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