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单词 prothesis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
proth•e•sis  (prothə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′)USA pronunciation for 2b, c, 3.
  1. Phoneticsthe addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala "ladder'' from Latin scala.
  2. Religion[Eastern Ch.]
    • Also called proskomide. the preparation and preliminary oblation of the Eucharistic elements.
    • the table on which this is done.
    • the part of the sanctuary or bema where this table stands.
  3. Antiquity(often cap.) [Gk. Antiq.]a representation of a dead person lying in state.
  • Greek próthesis a putting before. See pro-2, thesis
  • Late Latin
  • 1665–75;
pro•thet•ic  (prə thetik),USA pronunciation adj.  pro•theti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prothesis /ˈprɒθɪsɪs/ n
  1. a process in the development of a language by which a phoneme or syllable is prefixed to a word to facilitate pronunciation: Latin ``scala'' gives Spanish ``escala'' by prothesis
Etymology: 16th Century: via Late Latin from Greek: a setting out in public, from pro- forth + thesis a placing

prothetic /prəˈθɛtɪk/ adj proˈthetically adv
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