英语词汇“diphthong”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A diphthong is a sound made by combining two vowels, specifically when it starts as one vowel sound and goes to another, like the oy sound in oil.

Diphthong comes from the Greek word diphthongos which means "having two sounds." Notice the di- for "double." So diphthongs are double vowel sounds in words like late, ride, or pout. If two vowels in a row are the same, as in boot or beer, then it's not a diphthong. Linguists, scholars who study language, analyze diphthongs, which differ from language to language. Ironically, the word diphthong has no diphthongs.

WORD FAMILY

diphthong: diphthongise, diphthongize, diphthongs+/diphthongize: diphthongized, diphthongizing

USAGE EXAMPLES

Some aspects of the pronunciation, such as the diphthong in words like "fight", are becoming more marked.

The Guardian(May 27, 2014)

Note 1.—In diphthongs with a long vowel ι is subscribed.

Stearns, Wallace, A Greek Primer—For Beginners in New...(2012)

A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers.

Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary(2012)

n a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

Hyper

vowel, vowel sound

a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

单词	diphthong
释义	diphthong (once / 16103 pages) n A diphthong is a sound made by combining two vowels, specifically when it starts as one vowel sound and goes to another, like the oy sound in oil. Diphthong comes from the Greek word diphthongos which means "having two sounds." Notice the di- for "double." So diphthongs are double vowel sounds in words like late, ride, or pout. If two vowels in a row are the same, as in boot or beer, then it's not a diphthong. Linguists, scholars who study language, analyze diphthongs, which differ from language to language. Ironically, the word diphthong has no diphthongs. WORD FAMILY diphthong: diphthongise, diphthongize, diphthongs+/diphthongize: diphthongized, diphthongizing USAGE EXAMPLES Some aspects of the pronunciation, such as the diphthong in words like "fight", are becoming more marked. The Guardian(May 27, 2014) Note 1.—In diphthongs with a long vowel ι is subscribed. Stearns, Wallace, A Greek Primer—For Beginners in New...(2012) A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary(2012) n a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another Hyper vowel, vowel sound a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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