syllabic
/si-lab-ik/US // sɪˈlæb ɪk //UK // (sɪˈlæbɪk) //
音节,音节式,音节式的,音节词
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- : pronounced with careful distinction of syllables.
- : of, relating to, or noting poetry based on a specific number of syllables, as distinguished from poetry depending on stresses or quantities.
- : having each syllable sung to one note only.
- : Phonetics. forming a syllable by itself, as the in button [buht-n] /ˈbʌt n/ or the in bottle [bot-l]. /ˈbɒt l/. dominating the other sounds in a syllable; sonantal.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Phonetics. a syllabic sound.
Examples
Hence, both the Vey and the Cherokee, the two latest coinages in the way of alphabets, are both syllabic.
In prism, schism the m may have syllabic value; it then does the work usually performed by a vowel.
In English, the syllable is generally carried by vowels; sometimes also by liquids and nasals, which are then called syllabic.
No letters can represent the nasal intonation of this syllabic inquiry, and no words the supreme indifference of the boy's tone.
"To Morvah," explained Enid, with a syllabic emphasis meant for one pair of ears.
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