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glottal

/glot-l/US // ˈglɒt l //UK // (ˈɡlɒtəl) //

喉音,声门,喉部,喉音的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to the glottis.
    • : Phonetics. articulated at the glottis.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : glottal stop.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • In standard English the h is a glottal continuant only when there is precise and emphatic utterance.

  • The glottal lips open partly by yielding sidewise,—that is, they are compressed,—and partly by being shoved upward and outward.

  • The backward apostrophe probably represents the glottal stop; the simple apostrophe may indicate the same sound.

  • The glottal lips vibrate differently for the different vowels.

  • The language was rich in glottal stops, clicks and guttural strangling sounds.