monosyllable
/mon-uh-sil-uh-buhl/US // ˈmɒn əˌsɪl ə bəl //UK // (ˈmɒnəˌsɪləbəl) //
单音节,单音节的,单音节词,单音节的人
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
Examples
Even the policeman who is paid to direct you, replies to your inquiry with the shortest and gruffest monosyllable that will do.
We may also notice that com'th is a monosyllable , whereas trewely has three syllables, though in l. 35 it makes but two.
The first line can only be scanned by reading The ordre as Th'ordr' (monosyllable).
She looked at him for an appreciable fraction of a minute ere she answered, and when she did, it was in the monosyllable—‘Yes.’
She looked at him for an appreciable fraction of a minute ere she answered, and when she did, it was in the monosyllable—“Yes.”
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