单词 | monophthong |
释义 | monophthong[ mon-uhf-thawng, -thong ] / ˈmɒn əfˌθɔŋ, -ˌθɒŋ / noun Phonetics.a vowel retaining the same quality throughout its duration. Compare diphthong. Origin of monophthong1610–20; <Greek monóphthongos equivalent to mono-mono- + phthóngos sound OTHER WORDS FROM monophthongmon·oph·thon·gal [mon-uhf-thawng-guhl, -thong-], /ˈmɒn əfˌθɔŋ gəl, -ˌθɒŋ-/, adjectiveWords nearby monophthongmonophobia, monophonic, monophony, monophosphate, monophthalmos, monophthong, monophthongize, monophyletic, monophyllous, Monophysite, monoplane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for monophthongmonophthong / (ˈmɒnəfˌθɒŋ) / nouna simple or pure vowel Derived forms of monophthongmonophthongal (ˌmɒnəfˈθɒŋɡəl), adjectiveWord Origin for monophthongC17: from Greek monophthongos, from mono- + thongos sound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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