| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lisp /lɪsp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Phoneticsa speech defect in which s and z are pronounced like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively;
any slightly different pronunciation of speech sounds like (s) and (z).
v. - Phoneticsto pronounce or speak with a lisp: [no object]has been lisping since childhood.[~ + object]He lisps his s sounds.
- to speak imperfectly, esp. in a childish manner: [no object]Stop lisping.[~ + object]He lisped some s sounds.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lisp (lisp),USA pronunciation n. - Phoneticsa speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Phoneticsany unconventional articulation of the sibilants, as the pronunciation of s and z with the tongue between the teeth (lingual protrusion lisp,) close to or touching the upper front teeth (dental lisp,) or raised so that the breath is emitted laterally (lateral lisp.)
- Phoneticsthe act, habit, or sound of lisping.
v.t., v.i. - Phoneticsto pronounce or speak with a lisp.
- to speak imperfectly, esp. in a childish manner.
- bef. 1100; Middle English wlispen, lipsen, Old English āwlyspian; akin to Dutch lisp(el)en, German lispeln, Norwegian leipsa
- Computinga high-level programming language that processes data in the form of lists: widely used in artificial intelligence applications.
|