单词 | diphthong |
释义 | diphthong n.   1. a speech sound in one syllable in which the articulation begins as for one vowel and moves as for another (as in coin, loud, and side).   2. a a digraph representing the sound of a diphthong or single vowel (as in feat). b a compound vowel character; a ligature (as {aelig}). Derivatives diphthongal adj. Etymology: F diphtongue f. LL diphthongus f. Gk diphthoggos (as DI-(1), phthoggos voice) |
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