| 释义 |
spi·rant
\ˈspīrənt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin spirant-, spirans, present participle of spirare to breathe — more at spirit
1. : a consonant that is not a stop, affricate, nasal, voiced lateral, flap, trill, or semivowel (as in English \f\, \v\, \th\, \th\, \s\, \z\, \sh\, \zh\, or \h\)
2. : a consonant that is not a stop or affricate
3. : a member of any classification intermediate between spirant (sense 1) and spirant (sense 2) |