| 单词 | tonetics |
| 释义 | tonetics in British English (təʊˈnɛtɪks) plural noun (functioning as singular) linguistics the study of the use of tone to distinguish words semantically tonetics in American English (touˈnetɪks) noun (used with a singular v.) the phonetic study of tone in language Derived forms tonetic adjective tonetically adverb tonetician (ˌtounɪˈtɪʃən) noun Word origin [1920–25; tone + (phon)etics]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, audio, montage, superpower, zipper |
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