请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 affricate
释义

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
af•fri•cate  (n. afri kit;v. afri kāt′),USA pronunciation n., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. [Phonet.]
n. 
  1. PhoneticsAlso called affricative. a speech sound comprising occlusion, plosion, and frication, as either of the ch- sounds in church and the j- sound in joy.

v.t. 
  1. Phoneticsto change the pronunciation of (a stop) to an affricate, esp. by releasing (the stop) slowly.
  • Latin affricātus rubbed against (past participle of affricāre), equivalent. to af- af- + fric- (see friction) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1875–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
affricate /ˈæfrɪkɪt/ n
  1. a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point, such as the sound written ch, as in chair
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin affricāre to rub against, from fricāre to rub; compare friction
随便看

 

英语词典包含188688条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/7/23 16:46:08