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单词 schwa
释义

schwa

/ʃwɑː /
noun Phonetics
The unstressed central vowel (as in a moment ago), represented by the symbol ə in the International Phonetic Alphabet.Although not represented in the conventional alphabet, schwa is the commonest vowel sound in English....
  • Of these, 36 have a clear schwa as their vowel.
  • In another example, we observed that only 28% of the teachers could correctly identify the sound of a schwa, as represented in the final syllable of the word ‘happen.’

Origin

Late 19th century: from German, from Hebrew šěwā'.

Rhymes

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