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

triph•thong n.

Phoneticsa monosyllabic speech-sound sequence perceived as being made up of three differing vowel qualities, as the pronunciation of our, esp. in r-dropping dialects.
Linguistics(not in technical use) a trigraph.

Medieval Greek tríphthongos with three vowels, equivalent. to tri- tri- + phthóngos voice, sound
Neo-Latin triphthongus
1590–1600;

triph•thong•al adj.

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triphthong /ˈtrɪfθɒŋ ˈtrɪp-/ n

a composite vowel sound during the articulation of which the vocal organs move from one position through a second, ending in a third
a trigraph representing a composite vowel sound such as this

Etymology: 16th Century: via New Latin from Medieval Greek triphthongos, from tri- + phthongos sound; compare diphthong

triphˈthongal adj

单词	triphthong
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 triph•thong (trif′thông, -thong, trip′-),USA pronunciation n. Phoneticsa monosyllabic speech-sound sequence perceived as being made up of three differing vowel qualities, as the pronunciation of our, esp. in r-dropping dialects. Linguistics(not in technical use) a trigraph. Medieval Greek tríphthongos with three vowels, equivalent. to tri- tri- + phthóngos voice, sound Neo-Latin triphthongus 1590–1600; triph•thong•al (trif thông′gəl, -thong′-, trip-),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: triphthong /ˈtrɪfθɒŋ ˈtrɪp-/ n a composite vowel sound during the articulation of which the vocal organs move from one position through a second, ending in a third a trigraph representing a composite vowel sound such as this Etymology: 16th Century: via New Latin from Medieval Greek triphthongos, from tri- + phthongos sound; compare diphthong triphˈthongal adj
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