| 单词 | pronunciation |
| 释义 | pronunciation (once / 1626 pages) n Pronunciation is the way you say a word or the way in which a language is usually spoken. Think accents, silent vowels, upside-down e's, and that sort of thing. The word pronunciation is pronounced "pruh-nuhn-see-EY-shuhn." The English language is notorious for the irregularity of its pronunciation. Take, for instance, book and look, which have a different pronunciation from spook and kook; or doll and loll, which have a different pronunciation from toll and roll. What's with the upside-down e (ə)? It's called a schwa, and it's the symbol for the "uh" sound. WORD FAMILYpronunciation: pronunciations+/mispronounce: mispronounced, mispronounces, mispronouncing, mispronunciation/mispronunciation: mispronunciations/pronounce: mispronounce, pronounceable, pronounced, pronouncement, pronounces, pronouncing, pronunciation/pronounceable: unpronounceable/pronounced: pronouncedly/pronouncement: pronouncements/unpronounceable: unpronounceably USAGE EXAMPLES“Whangarei is gorgeous,” I said, and Bob gently corrected my pronunciation: In Maori, the “wh” is aspirated, almost approaching an “f” sound. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) What exactly determines our pronunciation of “pecan”? Race? Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) He checked the Oxford English Dictionary’s audio pronunciation guidance. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) 1n the manner in which someone utters a word they are always correcting my pronunciation Hypo|Hyper assibilation, sibilation pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound mispronunciationincorrect pronunciation homophonythe same pronunciation for words of different origins accent, speech patterndistinctive manner of oral expression articulationthe aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech affricationthe conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate aspirationa manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath epenthesisthe insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier nasalisation, nasalizationthe act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators drawla slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels retroflection, retroflexionan articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth diction, enunciationthe articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience syncopation, syncope(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') sandhithe articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech) thicknessindistinct articulation trillthe articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication 2n the way a word or a language is customarily spoken the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners that is the correct pronunciation Syn|Hypo|Hyper orthoepy Received Pronunciation the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication (language) communication by word of mouth |
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