| 单词 | consonant |
| 释义 | consonant —consonantlike, adj. —consonantly, adv. /kon"seuh neuhnt/, n. 1. Phonet. a. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing /p, b; t, d; k, g/, diverting /m, n, ng/, or obstructing /f, v; s, z/ etc., the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel). b. (in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Cf. vowel (def. 1b). c. (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc. 2. a letter that usually represents a consonant sound. adj. 3. in agreement; agreeable; in accord; consistent (usually fol. by to or with): behavior consonant with his character. 4. corresponding in sound, as words. 5. harmonious, as sounds. 6. Music. constituting a consonance. 7. Physics. noting or pertaining to sounds exhibiting consonance. 8. consonantal. [1350-1400; ME consona(u)nt ( < AF) < L consonant- (s. of consonans, prp. of consonare to sound with or together). See CON-, SONANT] Syn. 3. concordant, congruous, conformant. Ant. 6. dissonant. |
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