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

me•tath•e•sis n., pl. -ses

the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation for comfortable or (aks) for ask.

met•a•thet•ic met′a•thet′i•cal, adj.

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metathesis /mɪˈtæθəsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/)

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek, from metatithenai to transpose

metathetic /ˌmɛtəˈθɛtɪk/, ˌmetaˈthetical adj

单词	metathesis
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 me•tath•e•sis (mə tath′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation (kumf′tər bəl)USA pronunciation for comfortable or (aks) for ask. ChemistrySee double decomposition. Greek metáthesis transposition. See meta-, thesis Late Latin: transposition of letters of a word 1600–10; met•a•thet•ic (met′ə thet′ik),USA pronunciation met′a•thet′i•cal, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: metathesis /mɪˈtæθəsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/) the transposition of two sounds or letters in a word Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek, from metatithenai to transpose metathetic /ˌmɛtəˈθɛtɪk/, ˌmetaˈthetical adj
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